Former Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov believes Pep Guardiola will win the Champions League for the club.

The Citizens have failed to win the European Cup in their history, with Guardiola coming closest after losing the final to Chelsea two seasons ago.

However, his side took a step back last season, losing to Real Madrid in a dramatic two-legged semi-final.

"City has the quality to challenge for all the titles," Kolarov told The National.

"Pep has taken the team to a new level and has maintained it to become one of the top clubs in the world.

"Of course we need to work a lot to arrive where Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich are, but with him, we have all the chances to achieve that."

He added: "City has the best chances to win the league title again and I'm very confident they'll do it.

"We have a great manager and a great team. We are there to win the title one more time. It will be difficult but City has quality in every line of play to win it again.

"Arsenal are a pretty good side this season. Spurs are a good side too with a very good coach [In Antonio Conte] and as always there is Chelsea and Liverpool, but I think the first place is already booked. I'm very confident of that."