The day has come that Manchester City fans did not want to see. Pep Guardiola, the most successful manager in the club’s history, is leaving. The Spanish manager believes he has completed a cycle and has decided to bring his time as Manchester City manager to a close. Since his arrival, the transformation the club has undergone has been striking and evident.

Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City in the summer of 2016 after coaching Barcelona and Bayern Munich. He made his managerial debut at his lifelong club in 2008 and spent four seasons there, winning two Champions Leagues and putting Messi, Xavi and Iniesta’s Barcelona on the international stage as the best team in the world.

From there he moved to Bayern Munich. In Germany, he faced the setback of not having won the Champions League, but he secured all the other titles and his team’s play was brilliant. This past season he has not been able to win either the Premier League or the Champions League, but the FA Cup and the EFL Cup demonstrate that he has maintained the highest standards right to the end. When he has felt he had run out of steam, he has moved on.

Manchester City’s results in the 2025/2026 season

• Premier League: Runners-up
• EFL Cup: Winners
• FA Cup: Winners
• Champions League: Round of 16

A historic decade

The tribute paid to him by the club after the final home league match demonstrates the legacy Pep Guardiola leaves at Manchester City. Several players who had played under him attended, such as Vincent Kompany, current manager of Bayern Munich, and Jack Grealish, an Everton player. No one wanted to miss the tribute party at the Etihad Stadium.

It is no surprise, then, that the club has decided to name one of its stands the Guardiola Stand. This shows that Pep Guardiola’s time at Manchester City will be remembered forever. The Catalan manager transformed the club in every respect and, a decade later, has established Manchester City as one of the best clubs in Europe.

The trophies speak for themselves: 20 in total. And not only that, but the way in which he has achieved them, the quality of football his teams have displayed. Etched in the memory of every Manchester City fan is the Champions League victory in Istanbul, the first and only one in the club’s history. Furthermore, it is the team that has won the most titles in England over the last decade. Pep Guardiola is a legend at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s honours as Manchester City manager

• 6 Premier League
• 3 FA Cup
• 5 Carabao Cup
• 3 Community Shield
• 1 Champions League
• 1 UEFA Super Cup
• 1 FIFA Club World Cup