City are now strong favourites to extend their run of appearances in Europe’s elite club competition, which would stretch to 15 consecutive years next term.
Their remaining four league games are favourable on paper, against Wolves, Southampton, Bournemouth and Fulham.
Guardiola’s side can end a difficult season on a high by reaching a third straight FA Cup final, should they beat Nottingham Forest in the last four of the competition on Sunday.
City have also had an extensive injury list, meaning midfielder Nunes has been deployed at right-back – a position where he says he is “still adapting” and hopeful of “improving a little more”.
Asked if a top-five place and reaching a cup final would still be a successful season, Nunes replied: “I mean of course not. We know the club’s standards are much higher than this.
“We know that these are not the standards we want this club to be at, but this is our reality now and we have to accept it – and we just have to go for it like it’s the Premier League trophy.
“This is a journey, it’s a rollercoaster and you have to be prepared for it and of course they [team-mates] are, and we now have a different aim than we had in the beginning of the season.
“They know better than me how important it is to qualify for the Champions League and that has to be our goal now, and we’re going to go for it.”
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