Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has admitted that they are long way off catching city rivals, Manchester United.
The former Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss, says it will take another 10 years of Champions League football, to put them in the same class as their neighbours.
“We don’t have the history with this shirt, of Barcelona, Juventus, Munich or Manchester United. Not their titles,” Guardiola said.
“It’s about being in Europe and over the next decade to be there [in the Champions League] every year. That’s more important to this club than winning one title, believe me, more than that.
“We have to convince people at this amazing club that they are good. They are good. And the fans as well.
“They have to believe they are good, the club is good, the players are good.”
Guardiola, who claims he will end his coaching career soon, also explained that he came to the Etihad last summer to challenge himself.
He told American TV network NBC: “I decided to prove myself. And for my family, to move on from our comfort zone.
“That is why I chose Manchester – to prove myself and have a new challenge. If people think, ‘Pep’s here; City will win’. No. That’s not something you can switch on or off.
“You need many, many other things to change and we are in the process of doing that.
“It’s crazy to think I will transform everything. I came to learn. That’s why I move on. I came to learn.
“If I didn’t feel like that I’d still be in Barcelona.”
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