Winning Champions League would be Guardiola´s biggest achievement – Toure

Yaya Toure believes guiding Manchester City to Champions League glory would be Pep Guardiola greatest achievement as a manager.

City travel to Monaco on Wednesday with a 5-3 first-leg lead and a foot in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Guardiola has set all types of records throughout his career, winning 14 trophies at Barcelona – including two Champions League titles – and seven at Bayern Munich.

But leading City to the top of the European summit would top the lot, according to veteran midfielder Toure.

“I think this could be Pep’s biggest achievement,” said Toure. “It is his biggest test. But this guy likes challenges – and so do the players. So it is good.

“This team is so young. We already had good ­players, but now Pep brings in young players and that is so demanding for him.

“But it is starting to feel like something big is ­happening at City. The fans feel it, everyone feels it.

“We are getting a winning mentality in Europe and playing very well.”

“When we play like we did against Monaco, we come close to the great teams like Real Madrid, ­Barcelona and Bayern. We cannot dream about anything yet because we still have a second leg to play,” Toure added.

“But if you ask the fans, they believe it. You saw their reaction against Monaco.”

City qualified for the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough on Saturday, while Guardiola’s men are third in the Premier League, 10 points adrift of leaders Chelsea.