Mateo Kovacic says Manchester City will treat our remaining fixtures of the term like cup finals.

Approaching the final furlong of 2023/24, Pep Guardiola’s side are relentlessly competing on three fronts for the second successive season.

Following our emphatic 5-1 victory over Luton last time out, we moved to the Premier League’s summit – meanwhile a seismic Champions League quarter-final second leg tie with Real Madrid and FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea are on the horizon this month.

With matches coming thick and fast during the business end of the campaign, the Croatia international explained how a game-by-game approach will best aid our quest for major honours.

“[The win against Luton] was an important one for us and Wednesday [against Real Madrid] is the next one,” he said.

“Every three or four days is a final for us and we just have to keep on going and concentrate on our job.”

A summer signing from Chelsea, Kovacic has made 38 appearances for City so far in all competitions.

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Following illustrious spells at Inter, Real Madrid and the Londoners before his arrival at the Etihad Stadium, the combative midfielder says he’s enjoying his role in Guardiola’s system.

He added: “I feel good. I like how the team plays – keeping the ball and trying to be aggressive and fast. I think I had a good game [against Luton], but I never like to speak about myself.

“In general, the team is great and that’s most important.”