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Pep Guardiola Says Manchester City Must 'Protect the Habit' of Reaching Finals

Pep Guardiola has called on his Manchester City side to stay in the "habit" of reaching finals after they beat Burton Albion 1-0 in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

The Sky Blues demolished the League One side 9-0 in the opening leg, so they are through to the Carabao Cup final for the second year running.

They will meet either Tottenham Hotspur or Chelsea at Wembley on February 24 as they look to defend the trophy they won last year when they beat Arsenal in the final:

Guardiola pointed to his side's consistency after the narrow win at the Pirelli Stadium, in which Sergio Aguero scored the only goal, per Jonathan Smith of ESPN FC:

"We enjoy the moment because we are in a final.