Pep Guardiola has been named Premier League Supervisor of the Season for the fifth time.
The Catalan beat Mikel Arteta, Jurgen Klopp, Unai Emery and Andoni Iraola to say the award.
Guardiola led Man Metropolis to an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title, ending two factors forward of Arsenal.
Metropolis have now surpassed Manchester United to develop into the one facet to win the Premier League 4 instances in a row.
After successful the prize, Guardiola mentioned: “I’m so proud to be supervisor of this group of gamers and to work alongside the good coaches and assist employees every single day.
“Winning four titles in a row is one of the proudest achievements of my career. This is the toughest league in the world and our competitors have played some incredible football.”
It’s the sixth title the membership have gained below Guardiola – who did solid doubt over his Man Metropolis future after Sunday’s win in opposition to West Ham with one yr left on his present contract.
“The reality is I’m closer to leaving than to staying,” the Metropolis supervisor instructed Sky Sports activities.
“It is eight years, shall be 9. Proper now my feeling is I need to keep subsequent season. We talked with the membership, we now have time to speak subsequent season as a result of I’ve to see the gamers as nicely, in the event that they comply with me, they comply with us.
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Pep Guardiola admits he’s discovering it troublesome to inspire himself at Manchester Metropolis following all his success with the membership.
“I want to stay next season. During the season, we will talk. But after eight, nine years…”
His eight years within the Premier League is the longest he has been at any membership in his managerial profession, successful each trophy out there domestically and internationally.
Guardiola and Man Metropolis can add one other to their cupboard after they tackle Man Utd in Saturday’s FA Cup closing at Wembley.
Evaluation: How Guardiola did it once more
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Manchester Metropolis’s celebrations did not cease on the sphere as they continued to sing and dance within the altering room!
Sky Sports activities’ Adam Bate:
In a season that was notable for Jurgen Klopp saying his departure from Liverpool as a result of he was “running out of energy” to do the job, Pep Guardiola was in a position to push Manchester Metropolis on to the Premier League title as soon as once more.
That relentless drive stays, that urge for food to coax but extra from a workforce that had already achieved all of it in successful the treble. Victory within the FA Cup closing will full one other double – back-to-back doubles for the primary time in English soccer historical past.
Beating West Ham on the ultimate day of the Premier League season makes Metropolis the primary workforce to win English soccer’s league title 4 instances in a row too. It’s an accomplishment that Guardiola prizes, having appeared to make use of it to spur on himself and the group.
“There is a myth around City that they have a massive squad,” mentioned Jamie Carragher. “They have never had a massive squad. They have 15 or 16 players who are top class. If they had a bit of bad luck with injuries, one of the big players were out, how would they cope with that?”
It was a query that this Metropolis squad needed to reply.
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