Man City boss Guardiola plays down his role in Treble-chasing campaign

Pep Guardiola has played down the importance of his feature in Manchester City’s accepted season.

Guardiola’s exhilarating aspect could well stop the advertising campaign by worthwhile the treble after hitting a hot slouch of produce all over the spring.

There will be a celebratory in actual fact feel within the air because the leaders host Chelsea of their final Premier League dwelling game of the season on Sunday while as well they contain FA Cup and Champions League finals to attain.

Guardiola has all over again been a beefy factor of their success, with cramped doubt after Wednesday’s ruthless demolition of Exact Madrid that he has brought his group to the boil at honest correct the finest time.

Yet the inspirational Catalan has no interest in taking your whole credit.

The City boss said: “As a manager, I in actual fact feel section of one thing but, no confusion, I never contemplate it belongs to me.

“I’m section of it, I don’t teach it, but no longer with out the fabulous work and decisions of the sporting director, the board and the gamers, who’re the final observe factor.

“I am a section of that and I am in actual fact proud but I’m no longer the finest person to produce the Premier Leagues or Champions League finals and loads of others. I don’t in actual fact feel finest I am accountable for that.”

Defender Nathan Ake is City’s finest fitness doubt for the seek the advice of with of Chelsea. The Netherlands world has overlooked the closing three video games after suffering a recurrence of a hamstring wound.

City are unbeaten of their closing 23 video games in all competitions since February and contain gained 19 of them.

They contain got gained 11 Premier League video games in a row and contain no longer misplaced at dwelling since November.