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Pep Guardiola to step down as Manchester City manager after trophy-laden decade

Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola kisses the Premier League trophy.
Pep Guardiola kisses the Premier League title, his last as Manchester City manager, in May 2024. © Oli Scarff, AFP file photo

Pep Guardiola will ​leave Manchester City at the end of ​the season after 10 years at the helm, the club announced on Friday, bringing an end to one ​of ‌the most successful and influential managerial ‌reigns in Premier League history.

Pep Guardiola will bring his storied decade as manager of Manchester City to an end this weekend, the club announced on Friday.

"Deep inside, I know it's my time," said Guardiola, who will take charge for the final time against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Guardiola, who took charge of ⁠City in 2016, has won six Premier League titles, three FA Cups, five ​League Cups and the Champions League, ‌but his side have not won the league in two years.

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"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," the manager said in a statement.

"We worked. We suffered. We ​fought. And we did things our own way. Our way."

Although City sealed the domestic cup double, 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.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

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