Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has played down his side's chances of landing the quadruple this season, insisting that everyone at the club needs to stay grounded.

Manuel Pellegrini's side have reached the last 16 of the Champions League, the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup, the fourth round of the FA Cup and sit second in the Premier League table.

No side in England has ever won all four competitions and, although the feat looks possible, Zabaleta has urged his teammates to stay focused and not get carried away.

"When you keep on winning games, the expectation is really big and we need to keep our feet on the ground," he told reporters.

"We have a chance in all four of the competitions we are in, it's true, but we just need to be focused on what we are doing at the moment.

"We need to continue doing the same thing that we have done so far in the season and then we will see at the end if we win all of them."

City face West Ham United in the second leg of their Capital One Cup clash on Tuesday night.