Pep Guardiola

Italy wanted the biggest name in coaching to fix a national team that has missed three straight World Cups. Pep Guardiola said no. This piece looks at why he turned it down, what it says about his priorities…

Pep Guardiola is reportedly being courted by Italy's football federation, and the obvious question in England is whether the FA might try to beat them to it. This piece looks at why that question has already…

Replacing Pep Guardiola was always going to be the hardest job in English football, and Manchester City have now named the man who has to do it. This piece looks at Enzo Maresca's three-year appointment, the…

As Pep Guardiola's landmark tenure at the Etihad comes to its end, attention has sharply turned to who inherits one of football's most demanding seats. This piece examines why Enzo Maresca is the frontrunner,…

Pep Guardiola's departure from Manchester City closes one of English football's most decorated managerial tenures. But with an independent commission yet to rule on 115 Premier League charges of alleged…

This piece looks beyond the announcement itself to examine what Pep Guardiola's departure genuinely means for Manchester City, for English football, and for a man who reshaped the sport at every club he has…

One of the most transformative managerial tenures in English football history is drawing to a close. This piece examines what Pep Guardiola's anticipated departure means for Manchester City, what he leaves…

Pep Guardiola goes into Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea with a smile on his face and a deliberately vague answer about his future. This piece examines what his playful non-denial actually tells us,…

This piece examines how one moment of genuine individual brilliance unlocked a tightly contested FA Cup final and what Manchester City's domestic cup double means for their season, their manager, and the clubs…

With Arsenal still to face West Ham on Super Sunday, Manchester City did everything asked of them at the Etihad, winning convincingly and closing the gap at the top to just two points. This piece examines how…

Manchester City's second-half implosion at Everton has shifted the Premier League title race decisively in Arsenal's favour. Adrian Dane examines how a 13-minute collapse, a costly defensive error, and a…

Phil Foden's new contract is about more than security for one player. It raises pointed questions about what City are buying into, whether a struggling 25-year-old can recapture the form that made him the…

Manchester City's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley looked to be heading towards one of the upsets of the season when Championship side Southampton took the lead with eleven minutes remaining. This report breaks…

Erling Haaland's early goal at Turf Moor did two things in one evening: it nudged Manchester City above Arsenal to the top of the Premier League, and it ended Burnley's top-flight tenure after a solitary,…

The most compelling subplot ahead of Sunday's Premier League title clash at the Etihad is not tactical, it is personal. Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta share a bond stretching back nearly three decades, one…

Andoni Iraola's decision to leave Bournemouth, with a return to Athletic Club in Bilbao strongly linked, is the latest domino to fall in what promises to be an extraordinarily busy Premier League management…

Sunday's clash between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad is shaping up as the pivotal moment of the Premier League season, and Wayne Rooney has a clear view on who holds the upper hand. The former…