Amid ongoing struggles with inconsistent results, Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has discussed his plans and future after the Citizens' tenure.
City has faced a significant challenge this season, sitting in fourth place with four matches remaining, while Liverpool have already been crowned the 2024/25 English Premier League champions.
Guardiola joined the Sky Blues in 2016 and has secured six EPL titles, bringing the club's first UEFA Champions League trophy in the 2022/23 season, amongst several other cup competitions.
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Despite having faced difficulties in gathering favorable outcomes, the 54-year-old manager signed a two-year contract extension in November 2024 that will keep him with the club until 2027.
In a recent interview with ESPN, Guardiola mentioned that he plans to take a break when his contract with City ends, but he is uncertain if he will retire from coaching, a decision made by former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp at the end of the last season.
"I want people to remember me however they want, after my contract with City, I'm going to stop, I'm sure. I don't know if I'm going to retire, but I'm going to take a break. How I want to be remembered, I don't know," Guardiola told ESPN Brasil.
"All coaches want to win so we can have a memorable job, but I believe that the fans of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City had fun watching my teams play. I don't think we should ever live thinking about whether we're going to be remembered.
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"When we die, our families cry for two or three days and then that's it -- you're forgotten. In the careers of coaches, there are good and bad ones, the important thing is that the good ones are remembered for longer," added the former Barcelona mentor.
"I'll tell you that the most important thing is not what people think of you, after all, our lives as footballers have been very good. There are new challenges as a coach, I don't know what will happen in the future and in the end that doesn't matter."
