Guardiola Defers Decision on Man City Future After 1-1 Draw Ends Title Race
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Updated · NBC Sports · May 19
Guardiola Defers Decision on Man City Future After 1-1 Draw Ends Title Race
12 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · May 19
Pep Guardiola said he will decide his future with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak after the season, declining to address reports that Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth was his final away game in charge.
That result officially ended Manchester City’s Premier League title defense and confirmed Arsenal as champions, with Guardiola saying he still has one year left on his contract.
Guardiola congratulated Arsenal and Mikel Arteta, saying City’s players had fought through difficult circumstances all season but left themselves too much to do after a congested schedule.
Erling Haaland, who scored City’s late equalizer, said the club should use a second straight season without the title as motivation to "take the Premier League back" next year.
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