Pep Guardiola has hinted he could soon leave Manchester City after he guided the club to a fourth Premier League title in a row.
A 3-1 win over West Ham on Sunday saw the Citizens crowned champions once again, with Phil Foden scoring twice and Rodri also on target.
Guardiola, by steering City to a fourth league crown in a row, has now made Premier League history.
Not even greats of the past, such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, could manage that achievement.
Pep Guardiola has hinted he could leave Man City in the near future after guiding the club to a fourth Premier League title triumph in a row
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It was a sad day for Liverpool fans on Sunday, with Jurgen Klopp bowing out after a glittering stint on Merseyside.
And Guardiola has now sensationally hinted he could leave City in the near future, admitting he's 'closer to leaving than staying'.
“The reality is I am closer to leaving than staying," he confessed.
"We have talked with the club — my feeling is that I want to stay now.
“So I will stay next season and during the season we will talk. But eight or nine years? We will see.”
Guardiola's stint at City is the longest of his managerial career.
He previously spent four years at Barcelona, guiding the club to a huge 14 trophies during that time.
Guardiola took charge of Bayern Munich in 2013, having left Barcelona following a fiery relationship with Mourinho - who was Real Madrid manager at the time.
He won three Bundesliga titles on the spin during his time in Germany.
Yet he was unable to guide Bayern to Champions League glory and left in 2015 before taking charge of City the following year.
Arsenal and Liverpool pressed Guardiola's men hard this term, even if both rivals were unable to reign supreme.
And the City boss believes the two sides will continue to pose a threat in the coming years ahead.
"Thank you so much. Wow. It was nice, of course it was worse for Arsenal, Liverpool as well but especially Arsenal to bring us to push another level," he said.
"Before it was Liverpool who pushed us to our limits in these past two seasons, especially this one has been an incredible season.
"We get the message, so I know they will be there for many years.
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Pep Guardiola has made Premier League history during his time at Man City
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"Big talent and a young manager and a young squad, a young team, they sent us a message we need to be careful for the next years.
"Today is the day for celebrating it. The people tell me, next seven years you are going to win six Premier League titles!
"I will say you are insane. It's not going to happen, it happened."
And Guardiola also paid tribute to Klopp, insisting he will miss going up against the German on a regular basis.
"I will miss him a lot. Jurgen has been a really important part of my life," he said.
Pep Guardiola has now won six Premier League titles with Man City
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"He brought me to another level as a manager.
"I think we respect each other incredibly.
"I have the feeling he will be back.
"I just want to say thank you so much for his words but he knows personally that behind me there is a lot of things this club has provided and given to me."
