Pep Guardiola will step down as Manchester City manager at the end of the season after a decade in charge. The club confirmed his departure, closing a highly successful era. Guardiola took over in 2016 and won six Premier League titles, including four consecutive, along with three FA Cups, five League Cups, and the Champions League. His teams have not won the league in the past two years, and this season ended with a domestic cup double but a Premier League title loss after a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth. Guardiola said there is no specific reason for leaving, only that he believes it is his time. His final match will be against Aston Villa at home.
"Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after a decade in charge, the club has confirmed, bringing an end to one of the most successful eras in English football and one of the most influential managerial reigns of all time. The departure of the 55-year-old Catalan coach will close the book on a remarkable chapter that has seen City transform into a footballing juggernaut."
"Guardiola, who took charge of City in 2016, has won six Premier League titles including four in a row, three FA Cups, five League Cups and the Champions League, but his side have not won the league in two years. Don't ask me the reasons I'm leaving. There is no reason, but deep inside, I know it's my time, Guardiola said in a statement on Friday."
"Nothing is eternal, if it was, I would be here. Eternal will be the feeling, the people, the memories, the love I have for my Manchester City. We worked. We suffered. We fought. And we did things our own way. Our way. Although City sealed the domestic cup double this season, Guardiola saw his dreams of a seventh Premier League crown dashed when they drew 1-1 at Bournemouth on Tuesday to hand Arsenal the title, with City set to finish second."
"Guardiola had arrived in Manchester with a resume already stuffed with silverware from Barcelona and Bayern Munich, taking over from Manuel Pellegrini in July 2016. After inheriting a successful club financed by the Abu Dhabi United Group, Guardiola will walk away having built a footballing empire after overseeing a paradigm shift in Premier League tactics. As Guardiola faced the challenge of adapting to England's famously fast-paced and physical league, possession became an art form and a defensive tool at City as his teams craved complete control."
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