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Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Pep Guardiola reminds Man City to appreciate what they have - not focus on what they don't

Every year when the final weeks of the season roll around, players and managers still involved in title battles and the latter stages of competitions are asked the same thing: would you rather win the league title or the Champions League?

During his six seasons as Manchester City manager, it's a question that Pep Guardiola has never really been able to escape. The Catalan's love affair with Europe's premier club competition is no secret; he was a key member of Johan Cruyff's Barcelona 'dream team' that won the European Cup for the first time in the club's history.

In 2009 Guardiola led Barcelona to victory in Rome, this time as manager, becoming only the sixth person in history to win the men's competition as both a player and manager. Two years later he won it again, managing arguably the greatest club side in the history of the game.

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