Kevin De Bruyne has dismissed Manchester City's chances of completing an unprecedented quadruple this season and called the achievement "nearly impossible" as they approach a critical fixture run-in.
Manager Pep Guardiola has already talked down City's odds of winning four trophies in the same season, and midfielder De Bruyne said their tightly packed schedule makes a quad all but out of reach, per Sky Sports:
"It is nearly impossible. I don't think it is impossible to win every game, (looking) game by game. If you see the fixtures coming up - I think every game we play now we are going to be at a disadvantage physically and mentally because we will have a game before the other teams, the other teams will have a rest.