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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.

"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.