Man City confirm Guardiola exit to end decade-long, trophy-laden spell

Man City confirm Guardiola exit to end decade-long, trophy-laden spellPep Guardiola is standing down as Manchester City manager after winning 20 trophies with the Premier League club.Guardiola" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="3537" data-entity-type="person">Pep Guardiola will leave ‌Manchester City at the end of the season after a decade in charge, the club has confirmed, bringing an end to ⁠one of the most successful ⁠eras in English football and one of the most influential managerial reigns of all time.The departure of the 55-year-old Catalan coach will close the book on a remarkable chapter that has seen City transform into a footballing juggernaut.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Tuchel leaves Palmer and Foden out of England’s 2026 World Cup squadlist 2 of 4World Cup dark horses: Can Japan finally break last 16 barrier and go far?list 3 of 4NYC launches lottery for $50 World Cup football ticketslist 4 of 4Fans create AI-generated team songs ahead of World Cupend of listGuardiola, who took ⁠charge of City in 2016, has won six Premier League titles – including four in a row – three FA Cups, five League Cups and the Champions League, but his side have not won the league in two years.“Don’t ask me the reasons I’m leaving. There is no reason, but ⁠deep inside, I know it’s my time,” Guardiola said in a statement on Friday.“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.“We worked. We suffered. We fought. And we did things our own way. Our way.”Although City sealed the domestic cup double this season, Guardiola saw his dreams of a seventh Premier League crown dashed when they drew 1-1 at ‌Bournemouth on Tuesday to hand Arsenal the title, with City set to finish second.His final game in charge is Sunday’s home fixture against Aston Villa.Guardiola had arrived in Manchester with a resume already stuffed with silverware from Barcelona and Bayern Munich, taking over from Manuel Pellegrini in July 2016.After inheriting a successful club financed by the Abu Dhabi United Group, Guardiola will walk away having built a footballing empire after overseeing a paradigm shift in Premier League tactics.