Kyle Walker has won everything but the Champions League
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has revealed that a desire to emulate Manchester United’s treble-winning team from 1999 is serving as motivation ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final.
City are seeking to become only the second English team in history to complete the treble – Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League – and are two thirds of the way there.
Pep Guardiola’s side reeled in long-time league leaders Arsenal to finish top of the pile for the third straight season, before claiming the FA Cup for the first time in four years with victory over the current Manchester United at Wembley last weekend.
City reached the Champions League final for the first time in 2021, but lost to Chelsea. They were also on the cusp of getting there again in 2022, only to throw away a late aggregate lead in the semi-final against Real Madrid, eventually losing in extra-time.
Walker has suggested that the difference between City, for all their domestic domination in recent years, and United remains elusive Champions League glory
