Pep Guardiola brought his decade-long Manchester City tenure to a close as the 2025\/26 season ended. He managed 593 matches, winning 423 for a 71% win rate, drawing 77 and losing 93. The final defeat was a home loss to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n
His reign began on Aug. 8, 2016, with a 2\u20131 victory against Sunderland. Sergio Ag\u00fcero scored after four minutes and a Paddy McNair own goal three minutes from time sealed the first win. Guardiola\u2019s 593rd match also overtook a long-standing club appearance record, surpassing Les McDowall\u2019s 592 matches as manager from 1950\u20131963.<\/p>\n
Across competitions Guardiola\u2019s record reads: Premier League 380 played, 269 wins (71%); Champions League 107 played, 66 wins (62%); FA Cup 54 played, 46 wins (85%); Carabao\/EFL Cup 39 played, 33 wins (85%); UEFA Super Cup 1 played, 1 win (100%); Club World Cup 6 played, 5 wins (83%); Community Shield 6 played, 3 wins (50%). The totals match the 593 games and 423 wins.<\/p>\n
In the Premier League Guardiola\u2019s City finished third in 2016\u201317, then made history in 2017\u201318 by winning 32 of 38 matches and becoming the first side to reach 100 points. City again won 32 matches in 2018\u201319, finishing on 98 points. The last two seasons under Guardiola were the club\u2019s weakest in Premier League points during his tenure, with 71 points in 2024\u201325 and 77 in 2025\u201326.<\/p>\n
City scored 1,462 goals and conceded 557 during the decade. Jermain Defoe was the first opposition scorer faced and Ollie Watkins the last. Sergio Ag\u00fcero became City\u2019s all-time top scorer during the period, surpassing Eric Brook\u2019s long-standing record in 2017 and finishing on 260 goals. Erling Haaland is the highest scorer under Guardiola with 162 goals in four seasons.<\/p>\n
Manchester City\u2019s historic trophy haul changed markedly. Four pre-2016 league titles grew by six under Guardiola. The club had five FA Cups before 2016; Guardiola added three. He more than doubled the Carabao Cup total with five further wins. European success arrived once with the 2022\u201323 Champions League. In total Guardiola won 20 trophies in 10 years compared with 18 in the rest of the club\u2019s prior history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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