Despite the Citizens opening up a huge lead at the top of the Premier League, Pep Guardiola has denied that his 'normal' Manchester City team is currently the best team in the world. City moved 12 points clear of Liverpool with a 2-0 win over Brentford on Tuesday night, thanks to goals from Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne.
Despite having two games in hand on Liverpool, Guardiola's men are on course for a fourth Premier League title in five years. They are also favorites to win the Champions League this season and will compete in the FA Cup after defeating Fulham in the fourth round at the weekend.
Despite the fact that a historic treble is once again a distinct possibility this season, the Catalan refused to accept that his Manchester City team is currently the best in the world, instead naming European champions Chelsea and their Club World Cup final opponents Palmeiras as the top two.
Guardiola said after the win over Brentford: I'm impressed by [the players attitude in so many ways. They still want to do their jobs in every game. Normally, they are complimented and praised you are the best team in the world, and other such nonsense. You may be perplexed, but we remain normal.
We are not the world's best team. According to him, Chelsea is the best team in the world, and Palmeiras is the best team in the world with reference to the champions league. I don't care if we're not the best is what he added on after alerting us on that.
Chelsea earned the right to compete in the Club World Cup tournament in Abu Dhabi by defeating Guardiola's City in the 2021 Champions League final, while Palmeiras joins them in the final after winning the Copa Libertadores for the second year in a row last year.