{"id":126374,"date":"2026-05-22T17:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126374"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:27:08","slug":"pep-guardiola-to-end-decade-long-manchester-city-reign-at-end-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126374\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola to end decade-long Manchester City reign at end of season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after a decade in charge, the club announced on Friday, bringing an end to one of the most successful eras in English football and one of the most influential managerial reigns of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDon\u2019t ask me the reasons I\u2019m leaving. There is no reason, but deep inside, I know it\u2019s my time,\u201d Guardiola said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe worked. We suffered. We fought. And we did things our own way. Our way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2001907\/arsenal-crowned-epl-champions-after-city-draw-against-bournemouth\">&nbsp;hand<\/a>&nbsp;Arsenal the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News of the Spaniard\u2019s impending departure was first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2001618\/guardiola-to-leave-city-at-end-of-the-season\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that point, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss was tight-lipped on his future as City missed out on the Premier League title to Arsenal 24 hours later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, who previously worked on Guardiola\u2019s staff at City, has been widely reported as the man set to take over at the Etihad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after a decade in charge, the club announced on Friday, bringing an end to one of the most successful eras in English football and one of the most influential managerial reigns of all time. 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