Man City boss Pep Guardiola makes Manchester United FA Cup admission ahead of Brentford fixture

Manchester City eyes are already wandering towards the FA Cup and Champions League finals, but Pep Guardiola has urged his side to concentrate on beating Brentford on Sunday.

City wrapped up the Premier League title three games ago, and have rotated heavily against Chelsea and Brighton in the two following games. With injuries and fitness concerns mounting, Guardiola will give his players and staff two days off after the trip to Brentford, before attention will turn to the FA Cup final against Manchester United and the Champions League final against Inter Milan.

While Guardiola admits he is also thinking about how to beat United at Wembley next weekend, he also said that beating Brentford will be 'proof' of how keeping up momentum this weekend will be crucial to their treble chances. He also pointed to Brentford's strengths, noting that they will provide similar tests to what is needed from his players in the two upcoming finals.

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"They beat almost all the top six," Guardiola said of Thomas Frank's Brentford side. "It is incredible proof for us, sustain the long balls, second balls. How to sustain throw-ins, free-kicks, corners. The best team in the Premier League [for that].

"In the finals that is a decisive aspect to control. After they make high pressing, man-to-man, like Brighton, how we can beat them? They drop defensively, 40 metres, 11 players, how can you break that? Important for our future. A good test and good proof. Go for it. A really good test."

Guardiola didn't deny that the United and Inter finals are more important than Brentford, but he insisted that taking Brentford seriously will maintain consistency