PEP AND MAN CITY - THE UNTOLD DECADE, Part 5: The Great Reinventor. JACK GAUGHAN reveals the reason Guardiola stayed one more year, how close City came to signing Lionel Messi and the epic parting gift the manager leaves behind
By Jack Gaughan••Dailymail.com
There was simply a recognition that Guardiola could not leave City in this state. Changes had to come. This was to become the final recycle job of Guardiola's City.
Standing inside the white lines of the Amex Stadium, a big decision noodled around Pep Guardiolas head. Manchester City had arrived at Brighton in a bleak November 2024 having lost three consecutive …