After moving to Manchester from Bayern in 2016, Guardiola was left without a trophy in a season for the first time in his career.
He generally bounced back in 2017-18 to secure a double. In that campaign, City became the first English top-flight team to reach 100 points in a season with a victory at Southampton on the final day. They also won the Carabao Cup.
The following season, City became the first men’s team to win the domestic treble in England, capped off with a resounding 6-0 FA Cup final victory over Watford.
In 2019-20, the season affected by Covid-19, City won the EFL Cup, but Liverpool beat them to the Premier League title and Guardiola’s team suffered Champions League disappointment when they were eliminated in the quarterfinals. final to a single match for Lyon. .
City’s recent dominance in the Premier League began in 2020-21, with Guardiola’s side winning the first of four historic titles in a row, as well as once again claiming the EFL Cup. They also reached their first Champions League final, but were beaten 1-0 by Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea.
Another top-flight title was achieved in 2021-22, and Guardiola became the second most successful manager in Premier League history.
City became the second English men’s team, after rival Manchester United, to win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup treble when they achieved that feat in 2022-23.
The victory over Inter Milan in Istanbul earned City their first Champions League title.
The victory in Türkiye also ended Guardiola’s personal 12-year wait to win the tournament again after winning two Champions League titles in Barcelona.
The Blues became the first team in English top-flight history to win four titles in a row in 2024, but missed out on the double when Manchester United achieved a shock victory against their rivals in the FA Cup final.
Guardiola began his managerial career at Barcelona B, winning the Spanish fourth division, before becoming Barcelona manager in 2008.
He won three consecutive league titles to begin his reign, including a treble with the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in 2009.
Guardiola left Barcelona in 2012 and took a year off before joining Bayern, where he won three league titles and two German Cups in three seasons, achievements that served to increase his long-standing appeal to City.
