"Last season we were not able to get the feeling that we were ready to compete in Europe," Guardiola said before Saturday's Premier League derby loss to Manchester United and after Wednesday's 3-0 first-leg defeat at Liverpool. "Right now, I think we are still not ready to win the Champions League but we made a step forward in that competition. There’s something special in terms of the quality of opponent and anything can happen".The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager, who won the Champions League with the Spanish club in 2009 and 2011, has often framed the issue of City's challenge to improve in the Champions League purely in terms of experience. "This team is ready to fight with all the teams but the other teams are so good, it is difficult – a mountain – but we can compete, especially at home. For the next step maybe we need more time.

Source: Egypt Today April 11, 2018 13:07 UTC