'Guardiola leaves behind a team with a glittering future'
· Yahoo Sports
Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August.
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Prediction: 3rd
Pep Guardiola's final season in charge of Manchester City ended with the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, but this time they were outlasted by Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
The best pure football team in the country maybe, but the history books will not say that - only that Arsenal were champions, and rightly so.
City simply had too many days - too many draws - where they could not complete the job, and it cost them.
Guardiola, however, leaves behind a rebuilt team with a glittering future. He will not be back at the heart of next season's title race. City will be.
What I said in August: "I fully expect City to win a trophy and challenge for the title - but do not think they will reclaim their old crown."