Pep Guardiola to leave Manchester City as top producer in Premier League era
City and Guardiola have announced that he will step down as their manager when the season ends.
Pep Guardiola will step down as Manchester City’s manager when the 2025-26 season ends, as a near decade of dominance will come to an end. After news broke on Monday that Guardiola was set to step down, the official announcement arrived on Friday ahead of his final game in charge of City. MORE — Carrick named new Manchester United manager They host Aston Villa on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium as they will finish in second place in the Premier League table, having just come up short in their pursuit of Arsenal in the title race.
After winning the League Cup and FA Cup trophies this season, Guardiola took his incredible tally of trophies to 20 in 10 seasons in charge of City. That included the famous treble winning season, as they finally won the Champions League in 2023. In the statement released by City, it was confirmed that Guardiola will now take up an ambassador role for the City Football Group.
And Guardiola left a powerful statement on his memories at City. (JPW) Pep Guardiola statement “When I arrived, my first interview was with Noel Gallagher. I walked out thinking, ‘Okay… Noel is here?
This will be fun. ’ “And what a time we have had together. Don’t ask me the reasons I’m leaving.