Guardiola in history: against Leicester it was the 500th match with Manchester City

Manchester, 30 December 2024 – Sunday, against the Leicester, Manchester City he returned to victory. Guardiola and his men conquered the King Power Stadium and turned the tables, moving into fifth place alone while waiting for the Newcastle, who will face the Manchester United. In addition to being important from a championship point of view, however, yesterday's match was a special one for Pep Guardiola, who celebrated his five hundredth match on the Manchester City bench in the best possible way.

The love story between the Spanish coach and the citizens began in 2016, when on February 1st he was announced as the future coach from the following summer, replacing Manuel PellegriniThe Iberian coach is fresh from his experience in Germany with the Bayern Munich, in which he failed to leave an indelible mark as with Barcelona. With the Bavarians, in fact, Guardiola won "only" three German ChampionshipsTwo German Cups a UEFA Super Cup and a Club World Cup, without being able to lift it to the sky Champions LeagueWith Manchester City, however, the story is different: in his experience in England, in fact, Guardiola becomes the absolute dominator of the Premier League, and also manages to assert himself in Europe, winning the first European trophy in the history of the Sky Blues. On the City bench, the former Barcelona coach wins 6 Premier League, 2FA Cup, 4 Carabao Cup, 3 Community Shield, 1 Champions League, 1 European Super Cup and a Club World Cup. Thanks to him, Manchester City became the only team in the history of the Premier League to win the championship four times in a row and reached the fourth place among the most successful teams in the history of the English top flight. The Sky Blues, in fact, boast ten title victories in their history, behind Arsenal (13) Liverpool (19) and Manchester United (20). In 500 games on the City bench, the Iberian coach has brought home 362 wins, 63 draws and 75 defeats, scoring 1252 goals. His story with the Sky Blues, however, is destined to continue: last November, in fact, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach decided to extend his contract with Manchester City until June 2027, extending it by one year compared to the previous deadline, set for 2026. The reasons for the renewal are also given by the coach's desire to get out of the moment of crisis that the citizens are currently experiencing, and who knows if the victory against Leicester could not be the beginning of the Sky Blues' recovery.