Pep Guardiola steps down at Manchester City manager
· Yahoo Sports
Manchester City have confirmed that manager Pep Guardiola will leave the club at the end of the summer.
The Spaniard joined the club in the summer of 2016 after three years at Bayern Munich and led the Citizens to new heights.
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During his time as manager, Guardiola won six Premier Leagues, three FA Cups, three League Cups, a Champions League, as well as a Club World Cup. Those trophies included a treble in the 2022/23 season – only the second English club to achieve such a feat.
"Don’t ask me the reasons I’m leaving," Guardiola said about his decision. "There is no reason, but deep inside, I know it’s my time. 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.
"This is a city built from work. From graft. You see it in the colour of the bricks. From people who clocked in early, stayed late. The factories. The Pankhursts. The unions. The music. Simply the Industrial Revolution and how this changed the world. And I think I grew to understand that, and my teams did too.
"We worked. We suffered. We fought. And we did things our own way. Our way."
City have confirmed that despite leaving the club, Guardiola will continue to have an association with the club serving as a Global Ambassador.
In total, Guardiola has overseen 592 games with a record of 416 wins, 87 draws, and just 89 defeats with his final game in the dugout to come on Sunday when City host Europa League winners Aston Villa.