A press release from Manchester City regarding Pep Guardiola: Manchester City can confirm that Pep Guardiola will step down from his role as Manager this summer.
The Catalan, who joined City in 2016, will depart as City’s most successful manager after an amazing decade of success at the Etihad Stadium, winning 20 trophies.
Despite his departure as Manager of Manchester City, Pep will continue his relationship with City Football Group, by taking up a role as a Global Ambassador. The role will see him giving technical advice to the clubs in the group, working on specific projects and collaborations.
In just his second season at the Club, Pep delivered a historic Premier League triumph, guiding his side to the title with a record-breaking 100-point haul – which remains an all-time competition record. The campaign proved one of the greatest and most dominant in Premier League history as his team set multiple records, including most goals scored (106), most wins (32), most away points (50), the biggest goal difference (+79) and the largest winning margin (19 points).
Another exceptional campaign followed in 2018/19 as Pep’s side became the first team in the history of English football to win all four domestic trophies in a single season, winning the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Community Shield.
The 2022/23 season is considered as the one of the greatest in football history as Pep’s team secured a historic Treble – becoming only the second English side to achieve that feat. After winning a third consecutive Premier League title, City defeated Manchester United in the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium before overcoming Inter Milan at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul a week later to claim their first-ever UEFA Champions League crown.
Victory in the UEFA Super Cup Final followed in August of that year, defeating Sevilla in a penalty shootout in Athens. City were then crowned world champions in Jeddah, defeating Fluminense in the FIFA Club World Cup Final. In doing so, City became the first English club in history to hold all five trophies in a calendar year.
The 2023/24 season brought yet more history under Pep’s leadership, as he guided City to a fourth Premier League title in a row, becoming the first club in history of English football to win four top-flight titles in succession.
And during the 2025/26 season, the Club have secured a Cup double, with the team winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Pep will now step down after managing 593 games for City, which will mean he boasts the highest number of games in charge of any manager in our history.
Pep’s achievements have seen him named Premier League Manager of the Season on five occasions and he has claimed the League Managers Association’s Manager of the Year award three times – more recognition of his sustained excellence at the very highest levels of the game.
Away from the accolades, Pep’s legacy extends far beyond Manchester City, with his influence and tactical philosophy leaving a profound and lasting imprint across the English football pyramid, recognised and admired throughout the game.
The Catalan has also become an adopted Mancunian across his ten years at the Club, certified by his awarding of an honorary degree by the University of Manchester at a ceremony in the historic Whitworth Hall, recognising his extraordinary contribution to the city of Manchester.
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