Pep Guardiola Reveals Manchester City's Target To Win The Treble Winners: It Will Not Be Easy

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola. (Photo: Instagram.com/@mancity)

JAKARTA - Manchester City manager, Josep Guardiola, revealed his team's target this season. The club nicknamed The Citizens is aiming for three prestigious titles to close the end of the season with a smile.

Manchester City is still likely to win three trophies this season. As is known, Kevin de Bruyne and his friends have just made sure they qualify for the FA Cup semifinals. This was achieved after City beat Southampton 4-1 in the quarter-finals on Sunday, March 20.

Quoted from the official Manchester City website, The Citizens will also compete in the Champions League quarter-finals against Atletico Madrid. In the arena of the English Premier League, Guardiola's troops are now sitting at the top of the standings ahead of Liverpool.

Guardiola is aware the target of winning three titles will be an uphill battle, especially for his foster children on the field. For that the coach said, what his players need now is rest during the international break.

This is important before the Citizens squad returns to compete in the last eight weeks to try to win all three titles.

"We are there (three different competitions). I think everyone needs a little rest. It will be good to see new faces shortly after this week's holiday," said Guardiola, quoted from Manchester City's official website.

"After we came back, we knew what we had. We had a Champions League quarter-final and an FA Cup semi-final. The good thing for the team is this fact."

The Spanish manager then said that the current situation is similar to the situation at Manchester City last season. At that time they were also fighting hard for some titles until the last week and that was something good.

Guardiola admits it is a difficult thing to achieve, but he believes he can do it with a complete squad. For this reason, he hopes that no player will be injured on his return from state duty.

"Arriving in the last week of the season we are there fighting for some titles. It will be good. I will smile at the start of the season in front of you at this stage and to be in this position," explained Guardiola.

"How many times has that (treble) happened in this country? Once. It will not be easy, because along with that target, we also expect players to return from the national team. Because it will be difficult to fight in many competitions without a complete team," he said.