If this is Guardiola’s final Manchester City season the impact could be huge
City executives and players may see their futures as tied to the manager, who is weighing up whether to extend stay
El Cap – The Boss – is an apt Catalan sobriquet for Pep Guardiola as this remarkable son of Spain’s north-eastern region ponders whether to end his era of ruthless Manchester City dominance. Six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, the Champions League, the Super Cup and the Club World Cup won in eight years. With English football’s second treble part of this, it is a record that may never be bested.
Next May, it could be over and the weekly spectacle of Guardiola’s City cuffing away their latest foe no more. Opponents and their fans will hope so, though he could decide to extend his tenure. Should I stay or should I go is a familiar dilemma for Guardiola, who left May’s 2-1 FA Cup final defeat by Manchester United unsure whether to allow his contract to expire and walk away next summer.
