Manchester City missed the Premier League title after a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth, with Arsenal crowned champions following a 1-0 win over Burnley. Reports claimed Guardiola would leave at the end of the season after a decade at the Etihad, with Enzo Maresca linked as a potential successor. Guardiola was asked about his future and refused to confirm any exit, saying he has one more year on his contract and that decisions will be made after the season through conversations with his chairman, players, and staff. City fell behind when Junior Kroupi scored in the 39th minute, and Erling Haaland equalized in stoppage time, but the result was not enough.
"Guardiola was unsurprisingly quizzed on reports of his departure after the game, and he predictably batted away the opportunity to confirm his exit. He told Sky Sports: "I could say that I have one more year of contract, and with the conversations I've had for many, many years, always from my experience when you announce - whatever you announce - during the competition is a bad, bad result. "And like you understand, the first person I have to talk to is my chairman [Khaldoon Al Mubarak], because we both decided when we finish the season we will sit and we will talk. And it's as simple as that, and after we will take the decision"
"Instead, City produced a performance well below the standards Guardiola has set during his decade in charge. Junior Kroupi gave Bournemouth the lead with a stunning 39th-minute opener, and City were surprisingly blunt in their efforts to produce a response. A reply finally arrived in stoppage time as Erling Haaland crashed home a leveller, but it was too little, too late as Arsenal claimed a first title since the 2003-04 'Invincibles' season."
"Widespread reports emerged on Monday that Guardiola's 10-year tenure at the Etihad Stadium will draw to a close after Sunday's game with Aston Villa, with Enzo Maresca said to have a verbal agreement with City to take over as his replacement. The subject of Guardiola's future dominated the build-up to City's game at Bournemouth, where they needed to claim all three points to keep the title race alive after Arsenal's 1-0 win over Burnley on Monday."
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