Revealed: When Pep Guardiola will decide Man City future and the clues he's giving about if this really is the end - as City sound out possible replacements, writes JACK GAUGHAN
and a night that must have instilled belief that this City rebuild is heading in the right direction. In that sense, City 1-2 Real Madrid, and 1-5 on aggregate, was a movie of Guardiola’s decade in charge. City, as we know, have spoken informally to Enzo Maresca, whom Real Madrid looked at in the wake of Xabi Alonso’s departure. It is not the first time City have sounded out potential replacements, with Guardiola’s knowledge – conversations with possible successors most notable in 2021. Seeing tangible improvement is what he is in the game for and it will act as dopamine because this City team in its current guise will only improve.
Source: Metro March 18, 2026 13:03 UTC
