Pep Guardiola quits Man City as exit confirmed by membership – ‘it will be powerful guys’
Pep Guardiola has announced his trophy-laden 10 years at Manchester City has come to an end as the Spaniard confirmed his final Premier League game
Manchester City could win another Premier League title when a verdict on their 115 charges arrives(Image: Visionhaus, Visionhaus/Getty Images)
Pep Guardiola has announced he is leaving Manchester City after a trophy-laden 10 years.
The 55-year-old has dominated English football with the Citizens during his decade in charge at the Etihad Stadium and his style of football has been the source of inspiration for clubs and managers up and down the English football pyramid. He has lifted six Premier League titles, the Champions League, three FA Cups, five League Cups, the Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup and three Community Shields.
However, Guardiola is now stepping down as City boss following the final game of the season, with the home clash against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium set to be his farewell.
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Guardiola joined City in 2016 after dominating Spanish football with Barcelona and winning a hat-trick of Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.
His first season in Manchester saw City fight to qualify for the Champions League rather than the title as they finished 15 points behind champions Chelsea, but Guardiola was only beginning to build the squad that would take over English football.
The following campaign saw City win their third Premier League crown with an unprecedented 100 points and Guardiola’s first, embarking on a run of six titles in seven years.
City won the league with over 90 points in four of the six campaigns, setting a new standard at the top of English football. The 2022/23 campaign also saw the Citizens replicate Manchester United’s feat of winning the treble by clinching the FA Cup and Champions League as well as the Premier League.
That success marks the final time Guardiola lifted the league as City flopped to a third place finish in the 2024/25 campaign and were unable to beat Arsenal to the title this season; however, the trophies still flowed with the FA Cup last weekend following March’s League Cup triumph.
It’s believed that Enzo Maresca will be named as Guardiola’s successor at the Etihad after the former Chelsea boss came was moulded by the Spaniard as a coach under him at City.
Guardiola will leave City with the verdict yet to be delivered on the Premier League’s 115 charges of alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations. City are alleged to have broken these rules over nine years, from 2009 to 2018. The league hit City with 115 charges in 2023, though the actual number is closer to 130. City deny any wrongdoing.
