‘One more to go’: Pep Guardiola urges Manchester City to seal historic treble

Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City team to go and win next Saturday’s Champions League final and complete the treble as they may “never again” have the chance set up by Saturday’s 2-1 victory against Manchester United in the FA Cup final.

City’s win completed the Double and came in the first all-Manchester final in the competition’s history, dating back to 1871-72. Two Ilkay Gündogan volleys, the first inside 13 seconds to be the fastest goal in the final, proved enough to beat United, who equalised via a Bruno Fernandes penalty.

City need to beat Internazionale at Istanbul’s Ataturk Stadium to join their crosstown rivals as the only English clubs to claim the treble.

A delighted Guardiola said of his players: “One more to go – they feel we are in a position that we will probably never be in again. We will have two days off and then after we have three or four training sessions, prepare for [Inter] Milan, then go there to try.”

Guardiola was asked if he can smell European Cup and treble glory as City are so close. “Yes, what a privilege – we are one game away,” he said. “We already won the FA Cup, we won the Premier League.”

Guardiola said City, who are in their second Champions League final after losing to Chelsea in 2021, have to win the tournament to be given the recognition they deserve. “For me it is an incredible three years: two finals and one semi-final,” he said. “We should give incredible credit for what we did.

“Now is the first time I can talk about [the treble] because it is one game away. But it is not about the treble, it is about winning the Champions League. Everything will not be complete if we don’t win the Champions League so we have to do it.

“I said to the players you have to put the