Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller has given his verdict on Manchester City's Champions League chances under Pep Guardiola. Muller played under Guardiola during the Spaniard's time in Germany, winning three successive Bundesliga titles and two domestic cups. This season, City are going for a quadruple. They remain 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League table, having already booked their place in the Carabao Cup final and the last four of the FA Cup. They are also into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they face German opposition in the shape of Borussia Dortmund. "Our advantage was that Pep came after our big win (the Champions League and German double) in 2013. We had no time to rest on our success, because Pep kicked our a*** in every training session," the German World Cup-winning forward told The Times. Muller, 31, has won nine league titles with Bayern, plus two Champions League crowns. Guardiola has won the Champions League twice as a manager, both with Barcelona - in 2008/09 and 2010/11. Asked if he was surprised City are yet to add the Champions League to their own trophy cabinet, Muller said: "A team with Guardiola is always in shape to win it, But the problem is in the knockout stage you have only two games and many crazy things can happen. It is more random than in 38 games like the Premier League. "In the last two years, Liverpool was amazing but normally a good team with Guardiola wins the league, for sure. The way he prepares his teams, his team against smaller teams, he is the best. But when top teams play against each other, the difference is not big enough to put away the random facts."
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