Pep Guardiola Sacking Escape revealed as the City boss admits his chairman and sporting director saved him after a poor 2024/25 season
The Pep Guardiola Sacking Escape has been revealed by the Manchester City manager, who admitted he would have lost his job last season if not for the support of the club’s hierarchy.
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Speaking after City’s emphatic 4-0 Premier League opener at Wolves, Guardiola reflected on the club’s struggles in the 2024/25 campaign.
“I’m really pleased to sit here after a bad season,” he told TNT Sports. “If I didn’t have my chairman and sporting director like I have, I would have been sacked, definitely. Because the results were really, really poor.”
Last season, City endured a rare slump, finishing third in the Premier League, losing the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace, exiting the EFL Cup in the fourth round, and bowing out of the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid in the first knockout stage.
Guardiola’s admission highlights how crucial his close relationship with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and sporting director Txiki Begiristain has been in weathering the storm.
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Now, with a flying start to the 2025/26 season, Guardiola is under pressure to repay that faith by restoring City’s dominance on all fronts.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
