Consistent domestic success will lead to eventual triumph in Europe, the former Barcelona boss has argued
Pep Guardiola insists he will continue to prioritise the Premier League at Manchester City and feels Champions League success may still be a bridge too far next season.
City play for the first time since being crowned Premier League champions when they face Swansea City on Sunday, a dominant triumph they secured with five games to spare.
A 5-1 aggregate loss to Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals threatened to take some of the shine off Guardiola's achievement as his team approached the finish line domestically and the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss – now a seven-time champion across Europe's major divisions – feels sustained Premier League success is the best way to establish City as an imposing European presence.