Guardiola signs contract extension with Man City (Lead)
Friday - May 18, 2018 3:32 pm ,
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Guardiola signs contract extension with Man City (Lead)
London May 18 (IANS) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has signed a contract extension to the end of the 2020-21 campaign the English Premier League (EPL) champions have announced.
Guardiola who joined in the summer of 2016 has just overseen the best season in the club s history winning the Premier League title in record-breaking fashion in addition to the League Cup secured in March after a 3-0 victory over Arsenal at Wembley reports Xinhua news agency.
His deal means this is the longest commitment he has made at a football club since becoming a manager in 2008.
"I am so happy and excited. It s a pleasure to be able to work here " Guardiola said on Thursday.
"I enjoy working with our players every day and we will try to do our best together in the coming years. As a manager you have to feel good to be with the players -- and I feel good.
"I will focus on the desire of my players to become a better team and every day that s what I will try to do -- to improve on the pitch and improve our players. We have a young squad with an average age of 23 and we want to keep taking steps forward and maintain the levels we ve achieved this season " he added.
Guardiola 47 has won 77 of his 113 games in charge at City -- a win ratio of more than 68 percent -- and the 32 league wins he managed this season are the most he has achieved in a single campaign beating the 31 with Barcelona in 2009-10.
He has now won 23 major trophies in nine seasons as a manager.
--IANS ajb/bg
Guardiola who joined in the summer of 2016 has just overseen the best season in the club s history winning the Premier League title in record-breaking fashion in addition to the League Cup secured in March after a 3-0 victory over Arsenal at Wembley reports Xinhua news agency.
His deal means this is the longest commitment he has made at a football club since becoming a manager in 2008.
"I am so happy and excited. It s a pleasure to be able to work here " Guardiola said on Thursday.
"I enjoy working with our players every day and we will try to do our best together in the coming years. As a manager you have to feel good to be with the players -- and I feel good.
"I will focus on the desire of my players to become a better team and every day that s what I will try to do -- to improve on the pitch and improve our players. We have a young squad with an average age of 23 and we want to keep taking steps forward and maintain the levels we ve achieved this season " he added.
Guardiola 47 has won 77 of his 113 games in charge at City -- a win ratio of more than 68 percent -- and the 32 league wins he managed this season are the most he has achieved in a single campaign beating the 31 with Barcelona in 2009-10.
He has now won 23 major trophies in nine seasons as a manager.
--IANS ajb/bg
