Pep Guardiola wants Manchester City to take their chance and win Super Cup

16.08.2023 - 04:31 breakingnews.ie

Pep Guardiola is determined to cap Manchester City’s “extraordinary” Champions League triumph by winning a first ever Uefa Super Cup.

Last season’s treble-clinching victory against Inter Milan secured Wednesday’s clash against Europa League victors Sevilla at Olympiacos’ Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Greece.

Guardiola can become the first manager to win the competition with three different clubs but this is a first taste of Super Cup action for City. “To be here in this press conference ahead of tomorrow you have to do two extraordinary things: win the Champions League or Europa League,” he said in Piraeus.

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