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Pep Guardiola set to leave Manchester City at end of season

Pep Guardiola set to leave Manchester City at end of season

3 min readUpdated: May 22, 2026 04:38 PM IST In what is being termed as an end of an era, Manchester City announced that their decorated manager Pep Guardiola will be leaving the club at the end of the season with the match against Aston Villa on Sunday his last as City boss. With the Premier League title race already over with Arsenal clinching it earlier in the week, Guardiola leaves City with a domestic double– the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Guardiola, who took charge of City in 2016, has won six Premier League titles — including four in a row — three FA Cups, five League Cups and the Champions League, but his side have not won the league in the last two years. Although City sealed the domestic cup double this season, Guardiola saw his dreams of ​a ​seventh Premier League crown dashed when they drew 1-1 at Bournemouth on ⁠Tuesday to hand Arsenal the title, with City set to finish second. “Don’t ask me the reasons I’m leaving. There is …

How Mikel Arteta found out Arsenal had won EPL

How Mikel Arteta found out Arsenal had won EPL

3 min readMay 21, 2026 08:32 PM IST Mikel Arteta who guided Arsenal to their first Premier League title in 22 years said that he didn’t watch the title winning moment unfold when Manchester City drew with Bournemouth which ultimately handed the Gunners the crown. With the 1-1 draw, City went to 78 and can only reach a maximum of 81 points which is currently one short of Arsenal’s 82. Even if Arsenal lose on Sunday and City win, the results won’t change. “I went outside to the garden, I started to build some fire. I started to do some barbecue, I ⁠didn’t watch ​any of it. My eldest son opened the garden door, he started to run towards me. He started to cry, gave me a ​hug ​and said, we are champions, daddy. Then my other ⁠two boys and my wife came over, and it was beautiful, just to see the joy on them as well, “Arteta said. Videos shared by Arsenal on social media ‌showed players dancing and chanting at their training centre …