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LONDON. — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted completing a quadruple of trophies is still “almost impossible” for the English football champions despite progressing to the FA Cup final with a 1-0 win over Brighton on Saturday.

Gabriel Jesus’s solitary early goal was enough as City failed to hit top gear against the Seagulls, but still stretched an incredible run to 22 wins in 23 games.

Guardiola’s men will return to Wembley to face either Watford on May 18 for what they hope will be the chance to clinch the first ever domestic treble in English football history.

City trail Liverpool by two points in the English Premier League title race but have a game in hand and retained the League Cup in February.

But ahead of the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Tottenham tomorrow, Guardiola insisted it will still require a “miracle” to claim all four trophies.

“I will announce you something. It is almost impossible to win the quadruple,” said Guardiola. “Surviving in this stage of the competitions is already a miracle.

“Still we are there. That’s why it’s incredible what these players have done.

“Every game we lose players but that is normal when you play a lot of games. We are going to try until the end every game.” — AFP.