Manchester United legend Gary Neville has hailed Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as "the greatest manager of all time", after the league leaders won their first trophy in the quest for the treble.
Man City beat Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to win the EFL Cup for the fourth consecutive season, and they are set to claim their third Premier League title in four years.
Potentially the trophy the Spaniard's side most desire is the Champions League as Guardiola is yet to win the tournament during his tenure at the Etihad Stadium.
Speaking to Sky Sports News, Neville said: "You just have to recognise Man City's outstanding football, the outstanding achievement of winning this trophy four times on the bounce. Pep Guardiola has an outstanding record in cup competitions, it's 14 victories and one defeat in 15 finals, it's absolutely out of this world. The football they play is magnificent, it really is.
"I think Man City may have the greatest manager of all time and we'll look back in 10, 15, 20 years' time... just the way he has infiltrated countries, dominated football but also influenced others, I don't think I've ever seen it.
"You look at how he's won in three different countries, he's now dominating in this country - he's going to win the league title in the next few weeks, that's three in five years and these are massive achievements."
The former full-back recognised that the Champions League will be the trophy weighing on Guardiola's mind, as he believes that the two-time winner of the tournament as a manager cannot leave the club until he has achieved this ultimate goal.
"Playing the way they play as well, which is with technical players, dominating possession. The big one is the Champions League and it's a huge couple of weeks coming up against Paris Saint-Germain because if they were to win that, then they would have a great chance," he added.
"That would be the cherry on the icing on the top of the cake of Guardiola's reign at Man City because I don't think he can leave without winning it. It would feel incomplete if he left this country without winning the Champions League."
Man City face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League, the first leg taking place on Wednesday. body check tags ::
