Pep Guardiola has looked at Manchester United‘s Treble winners to see if he can learn anything that can help Manchester City’s quadruple bid. The City boss has played down their chances of winning four trophies this season, but admitted he has looked at successful sides from the past, including Sir Alex Ferguson’s team from 1999 and Bayern Munich when they won the Treble in 2013 immediately before his arrival. “I’m quite curious about the teams that achieved something good, for the reason why and what they have done,” said Guardiola, who won a Treble with Barcelona in the 2008-08 season. “It’s clear that winning the Treble is not easy. “It happened in Germany, I went there the year after Jupp Heynckes got it. I like to know the way they did it. And every time, when I look at these kind of big, big issues, always it’s tough.
“There are always moments where you will be lucky, and having personalities in the big moments can help the team to achieve. But I cannot compare us with what United have done. They have done what we haven’t.” City has the chance to take a significant step towards another trophy on Saturday by beating Brighton to secure a place in the FA Cup final, having already won the Carabao Cup and in the hunt for a Champions League trophy and the Premier League title. The first team, including fitness doubts Sergio Aguero and Benjamin Mendy, arrived in London on Friday night and will stay five days in London in all with the Champions League first-leg clash with Spurs on Wednesday. But Guardiola said he won’t take any chances with his selection with the potential for another 13 games if they are to get anywhere near the quadruple. 
“Sergio is going to play when he’s really, really fit,” Guardiola added. “The doctors are going to tell me tomorrow if he’s a risk of being injured and after that whether it could be three or four weeks out. If that is the case I’m sure he’s not going to play. “It’s a semifinal. It’s an important game and we’ll play with the best side possible.” Guardiola also rejected any suggestions that he felt under any pressure with the possibility that they could finish the season with just the Carabao Cup. 
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