Despite remaining coy in press conferences, several sources briefed on the situation have confirmed that Pep Guardiola’s historic 10-year reign at Manchester City will end this summer.
While the looming conclusion of the Premier League’s investigation into City’s 115 alleged financial breaches will inevitably form part of his departure’s context, Guardiola, who has won 20 titles in a glittering 10-year career at Manchester will leave behind an unforgettable legacy.
As the Catalan prepares to walk away, Striver.Football compiles the history-defining numbers that have secured his status as an all-time great.
Guardiola’s Premier League Dominance
Guardiola’s six Premier League titles place him in the absolute stratosphere of English football history. Following Manchester City’s 1-1 draw against Bournemouth, Arsenal officially secured the Premier League title, meaning Guardiola will conclude his City reign with six league crowns.
This still leaves him second among the most successful managers in Premier League history behind Sir Alex Ferguson, who won 13 league titles during his legendary Manchester United career.
Crucially, Pep stands completely alone as the only manager in the 138-year history of the English top flight to win four consecutive league titles (achieved between 2020 and 2024).
Guardiola’s Record-Breaking Centurions
Before Pep Guardiola arrived, English football had only ever witnessed the almost-impossible feat of Arsene Wenger’s 2003/2004 Arsenal, who became invincible by winning that title without losing a single game.
Guardiola oversaw City achieving an equally impressive feat - achieving an 100-point Premier League.
To explain just how dominant Guardiola was, he achieved some more impressive feats. Of the 11 highest points totals ever recorded in a 38-game Premier League season, Guardiola's Manchester City owns four of them (100 in 2017/18, 98 in 2018/19, 93 in 2021/2022, and 91 in 2023/2024).
The Historic Double Treble
By securing the Champions League against Inter in 2023 alongside the Premier League and FA Cup, Guardiola pulled off only the second European Treble in English history, matching Sir Alex Ferguson’s legendary 1999 Manchester United side.
However, because Pep had already achieved this feat with Barcelona in 2008/09, his success at the Etihad made him one of only two managers in the entire history of European football to win the continental treble twice.
What Next for Manchester City?
In 2025, director of football Txiki Begristain, who also worked with Guardiola at City, left.
With foundational dressing-room leaders like John Stones and Bernardo Silva also expected to follow Pep out the door-with the latter having already confirmed his exit, The Sky Blues are facing a monumental identity shift.
Replacing a man who won 20 major trophies in a decade might be impossible. With Enzo Maresca expected to take over the helm, it will have to take alot of consistency to replicate even half of what Guardiola has achieved in the English game.
