Why is Pep Guardiola leaving Man City? Ten years, 20 trophies and the multiple reasons to call time

Why is Pep Guardiola leaving Man City? Ten years, 20 trophies and the multiple reasons to call time originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

For a man who has stayed so long, become part of the Premier League furniture, the British sporting landscape and Manchester's wider culture, Pep Guardiola has always felt a bit like he might be leaving. Speaking at his first City press conference in July 2016, wearing an immaculate grey three-piece suit, he expressed reverence for English football's traditions that made him sound like a man passing through. "To come to the country which created football and believe you have to change something would be a little bit presumptuous," he said.

"I'm not good enough to change everything. To change the mentality of a club of more than 120 years would be presumptuous. " Presumptuous, yes.

But he did. He has. Manchester City and English football will never be the same after Guardiola.