FIVE MAGIC CITY MOMENTS UNDER PEP

Man City 3 Barcelona 1 - November 1, 2016

Having lost 4-0 at former club Barca two weeks earlier, the pressure was on Guardiola to respond at home with City. Trailing 1-0 to a Messi goal at the Etihad, City staged an epic comeback which would prove a sign of things to come.

Chelsea 0 Man Cicit City 1 - September 30, 2017

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This was the game that convinced Guardiola his City side had what it takes to go on and be crowned champions. A tight game was decided by Kevin De Bruyne’s stunning second-half strike, which put City top on goal difference, above neighbours Manchester United.

Man Utd 1 Man City 2 – December 10, 2017

Guardiola took a huge step towards his first Premier League title with this win, which was a lot more convincing than the scoreline suggests, with goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi, to move 11 points clear at the top of the table at the expense of their local rivals.

Southampton 0 Man City 1 - May 13, 2018

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City had already bagged the title, but needed a win on the final day to become the first top-flight side to reach 100 points and underline their new-found supremacy. They left it late, Gabriel Jesus plundering the goal in added time to turn champions City into centurions.

Man City 6 Watford 0 – May 18, 2019

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This FA Cup final win may have been a stroll for City, but its significance is that it created fresh history for Guardiola’s side, who became the first side in English football to win the domestic treble of the league title, League Cup and FA Cup in the same season.