Pep Guardiola said being forced to watch the latter stages of the Champions League from his sofa instead of the touchline has provided him the motivation to lead his Manchester City side to qualify for the competition next season. Guardiola’s team face Everton today as they aim to book a UCL spot by finishing in the top-five.

“It’s a motivation,” Guardiola said of watching the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite competition. “Hopefully next season we can be there with the big clubs in Europe and challenge them better than what we have this season,” he added.