Guardiola on a possible farewell to City: “There will be no problems”

Praise for ten Hag before city derby

It is his longest coaching position and the one where Pep Guardiola has won by far the most national titles to date: However, the Spaniard’s contract with Manchester City expires next summer after seven years. When asked about his future plans, the 51-year-old indicated in the run-up to the city derby against Manchester United (from 3 p.m. in the TM live ticker) that the Skyblues would be able to take “the next step” even without him.

Even with a possible separation after the end of the contract, City is well positioned for the future, said the coach in a media round. “The club knows exactly what the goal is. There will be zero problems, I am 100 percent convinced of that. They know what the strategy is and what they have to do now, the day after tomorrow, after the World Cup, next season and those who follow it.” Focusing on one person, on the other hand, is not effective, but that’s not the case with the eight-time English champions either, according to Guardiola , who is currently four points behind leaders Arsenal with his team: “If the club depends on one person, we have problems because the club is not solid and stable. The foundations of the club come from many.”

At the beginning of August, Guardiola announced that talks about a possible continuation of the cooperation beyond 2023 would be held during or after the World Cup in Qatar at the earliest. With Man City in 2019 he was the first English professional team to win the triple of championship, Carabao Cup and FA Cup. The coach won a total of eleven titles with the club from northern England – despite his status as a regular favorite, he has so far been denied a triumph in the Champions League, similar to his time at FC Bayern Munich. City could win the Premier League for the third straight season this season. Quite a few assume that Guardiola will take his hat off in this case or if he wins the “premier class”.

Before Manchester derby: Guardiola praises ten Hag – Ajax work “incredible role model for Europe”

Before the duel with the eternal rival from the Old Trafford district, Guardiola also found words of approval for the coach Erik ten Hag, who was not undisputed in the “Red Devils”. The Dutchman, with whom Guardiola has a common past in the service of FC Bayern, has averaged 1.88 points per game since taking office in July and has recently won four straight league games with United. The club had not finished ahead of City in the table since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.

“I admire Eric a lot. His work in Holland, especially at Ajax lately, has been an incredible role model for all of Europe.” He is convinced that ten Hag, despite critics, has a long-term future with his city rivals: “But he knows that it will depend on the results. I’m still here because we’ve won in the past, otherwise I wouldn’t be here. The results give you time to build what you want, but I have good opinions of United. If they decide to bring Erik, it’s because they believe he’s the right man.”

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