Guardiola can’t take in his team’s record-breaking exploits just yet
Pep Guardiola claims Manchester City have no time to enjoy being record breakers.
The Premier League leaders have won their last 20 matches in all competitions, a new record for an English topflight side.
It is also the third best winning sequence across Europe's recognised 'top five' leagues, behind only the 23 in a row notched up by Bayern Munich last year and Real Madrid's 22 successive victories in 2014.
Yet with City chasing glory on four fronts this season, Guardiola says he cannot take this in now.
The City manager said: "We don't have time. There are many games, every three days a game, so we have to rest and think of the next one.
"We are delighted with what we have done so far, we cannot deny it. If no team has done it before it means how difficult it is. But, at the end, what counts in the world is if you lift the trophies or not. Still we cannot sit down on the sofa and say how good everything is.
"There is a lot of work to do and I have signals that we can still improve."
West Ham manager David Moyes described City as the best side in Europe after the London club were beaten at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, but Guardiola says that accolade is still to be earned.
He said: "The best team in Europe is Bayern Munich because they won everything, they are the best. In England the champions are Liverpool, they are the best. The crown, if you want to take it, you have to win."
City are 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League and Guardiola feels the coming week will be crucial to their title hopes.
Starting with Wolves tonight, they face three home games in the next 10 days with secondplacedmanchesterunitedand Southampton the other visitors.
Guardiola said: "There are 36 points to play for – a lot of points. Every team can lose and lose and lose in a row, in
one week. You can drop points in one week.
"There are tough opponents. When you have 10 points left, or 12 of 15, it is another issue but, with 36, it is many.
“We know how important this week is, with Wolves, United and Southampton before travelling to Fulham, these three games at home. If we are able to do what we want to do we will make an incredible step but we have to do many things still."
Guardiola is convinced Sergio Aguero will get back to his best with games and time, and he will be patient with him after a season ravaged by injury and illness.
Aguero made his first start for four months against West Ham. The Argentine missed the start of the season after knee surgery and then saw his comeback complicated by further problems in that joint, a hamstring injury and by falling ill to coronavirus.
He returned to action as a late substitute against Borussia Monchengladbach last week before and played for an hour against the Hammers.
"Sergio has been one year injured," Guardiola said. "It is a lot of time. He played two or three games and then got injured again and was out.
"I always think we need him in this part of the season, in the right moments, because he has a special talent and quality. He's going to help.”