Overview
- Manchester City confirmed Guardiola will step down as manager at the end of the season with the club’s final Premier League match serving as his last game in charge.
- Guardiola said he is leaving because he feels fatigue and believes the club needs new energy to continue performing at a high level.
- Sunday’s match is also being treated as a farewell for long-serving players Bernardo Silva and John Stones, adding emotional weight to the occasion.
- Reports say Guardiola plans a long sabbatical to recover time with his family and that he may take a Global Ambassador or technical-advice role within the City Football Group, but the club has not officially confirmed those plans.
- Enzo Maresca is widely reported as the leading external favourite to replace Guardiola because of his tactical alignment and past work with Guardiola, though any appointment remains unverified by Manchester City.