Pep Guardiola's finest Manchester City moments
Pep Guardiola won his third Champions League in 2023 (FRANCK FIFE) Pep Guardiola departs Manchester City after a trophy-laden decade that has secured his status as one football's all-time great coaches. AFP Sports looks at some of the highlights from his 20 trophies in 10 years which transformed City into the powerhouse of English football. 100 points After a disappointing first season in England, the Guardiola project at the Etihad took flight in a record-breaking 2017/18 campaign.
City stormed to the Premier League title, becoming the first and only top-flight side in English football history to achieve 100 points. They plundered 106 goals in the process to also achieve the best ever goal difference in the Premier League era of +79. "Fifty points at home, 50 points away.
It's incredible," said Guardiola. Domestic treble The very next season, City defended their title with 98 points and needed every single one to hold off Liverpool in arguably the greatest Premier League title race ever. Guardiola's men won their last 14 league games to snatch the title and prolong Liverpool's wait for a league title to 30 years.
"Always I will remember the biggest rival and how incredible battles we had between each other," Guardiola said of the challenge posed by Jurgen Klopp's Reds. But City did not stop there in another historic season. By also lifting the League Cup and thrashing Watford 6-0 in the FA Cup final, they became the only side to ever win the domestic treble in English football.
Champions League dream realised For both club and their acclaimed coach, the Champions League had remained a constant source of sorrow amid an era of domestic dominance. Realising the dream of conquering Europe was a major part of the motivation for bringing Guardiola to Manchester. But they had to wait until his seventh season to do so in 2023.