Pep Guardiola fought back tears on the sideline as he brought 10 years at Manchester City to an end.
His final game ended in a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa on a day charged with emotion as he said goodbye to the fans he gave so much joy during a decade of dominance in English soccer.
“I never could have imagined the amount of love I’ve found,” said Guardiola, standing in the centre of the field at the Etihad Stadium and addressing the crowd on Sunday.
“It is an incredible, tremendous honor to be your manager, to be here 10 years.”
The tears started long before the final whistle, with Guardiola welling up and rubbing his eyes as two of his most loyal servants, Bernardo Silva and John Stones, also said farewell and were given guards of honor when substituted in the second half.
Then it was his turn to receive a guard of honour of his own.
“This is the man who changed everything,” the stadium announcer said as Guardiola ran onto the field wearing khakis and a cream T-shirt, with fans che​Pep Guardiola fought back tears on the sideline as he brought 10 years at Manchester City to an end.
His final game ended in a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa on a day charged with emotion as he said goodbye to the fans he gave so much joy during a decade of dominance in English soccer.
“I never could have imagined the amount of love I’ve found,” said Guardiola, standing in the centre of the field at the Etihad Stadium and addressing the crowd on Sunday.
“It is an incredible, tremendous honor to be your manager, to be here 10 years.”
The tears started long before the final whistle, with Guardiola welling up and rubbing his eyes as two of his most loyal servants, Bernardo Silva and John Stones, also said farewell and were given guards of honor when substituted in the second half.
Then it was his turn to receive a guard of honour of his own.
“This is the man who changed everything,” the stadium announcer said as Guardiola ran onto the field wearing khakis and a cream T-shirt, with fans che ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
