Leaving aside the slightly bizarre Julia Roberts comments, Pep Guardiola knows winning the Champions League - or not winning the Champions League - will, to a large extent, define his time at Manchester City.
The argument goes that it is, ultimately, what he was employed to do and that he has certainly been given the resources to make the task possible. It is a compelling argument but let’s get one thing straight. If Guardiola walks away from the Etihad without having won Europe’s blue riband prize, he will be no failure.
How could any manager who has produced a brand of football that has been consistently brilliant over a period not far short of seven years be seen as a failure?
