Pep Guardiola: 'Forget about winning unprecedented quadruple'

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has ruled out the prospect of winning a clean sweep of trophies this season, insisting that it is not a realistic target.

The Citizens survived a scare to progress through to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup on Tuesday night, beating Leicester City 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

Many rival sides have already thrown in the towel when it comes to overhauling City at the top of the Premier League, where they have a record 52 points from 18 matches, and they also have a favourable last-16 tie in the Champions League against Basel to look forward to.

With the FA Cup also presenting a further route to silverware, Guardiola's men are on course for an unprecedented quadruple, but the Catalan is keen to play down expectations.

"That is not going to happen. Of course not. Come on, that isn't real. What we're living isn't real," he told Sky Sports News. "The situation of winning 16 or 17 games in a row in the league and qualifying for the Champions League before we finished the group stage and now we're here playing with a lot of young players.

"That is not normal. In football you drop points and you lose competitions. I am not thinking about how many titles, I am thinking about the next game."

City return to action on Saturday afternoon with a home match against lowly Bournemouth in the Premier League.