Pep Guardiola has called on his Manchester City side to "imitate" Juventus, Bayern Munich and Barcelona, the three sides he believes have been the "best teams in Europe" over the last decade.
Real Madrid have won four of the last five UEFA Champions Leagues, but Guardiola made it clear he does not see that as the benchmark of success.
He dismissed the idea that City could win four trophies this season—the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup—but he said he would like to see his side emulate Juve, Bayern and Barca by consistently winning the league title as well as competing in cup competitions, per Sam Lee of Goal:
"It's important now that at the end of January we are still there [in all four competitions].