"They are putting City on a pedestal for something Man Utd have already achieved"

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has called for greater recognition of his ex-team's treble-winning exploits as expectations grow that Manchester City will emulate the historic 1999 achievement of their cross-town rivals.

City were crowned Premier League champions last week and will become only the second English team to win all three trophies if they win the FA Cup and the Champions League final against Inter next month. That would see Pep Guardiola's side match the achievements of Alex Ferguson's side 24 years ago and Yorke, a key figure in that team, wants his team-mates' exploits to be more widely recognised.

"They're not overtaking us, they're adding to what we've already achieved," Yorke said during a visit to Hong Kong this week. "I think people tend to forget that, they're trying to put this City team on a pedestal by doing something no other team has done," he said. Indeed, Manchester United could derail City's hopes of winning all three trophies as Erik ten Hag's side play them in the FA Cup final on June 3rd.

City's success has prompted comparisons between Guardiola and Ferguson's teams, but Yorke believes the discussion should wait until the end of the season: "Why are we talking about it if you haven't done it yet? You have to wait until you've done it, then let's have the debate. People are getting ahead of themselves.