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		</div><p>Pep Guardiola has agreed a new contract to remain as Manchester City manager for a further two seasons, the Premier League club have announced.</p>
<p>Guardiola was into the final months of his existing deal, but the 49-year-old has now committed his future to City until 2023.</p>
<p>Currently midway through his fifth campaign in Manchester, the new contract extends what is already Guardiola’s longest stay with any single club.</p>
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<p>During that time Guardiola has won two Premier League titles, three League Cups and the FA Cup, though City’s most desired prize, the Champions League, has so far eluded them.</p>
<p>Guardiola said: “Ever since I arrived at Manchester City I have been made to feel so welcome in the club and in the city itself – from the players, the staff, the supporters, the people of Manchester and the chairman and owner.</p>
<p>“Since then we have achieved a great deal together, scored goals, won games and trophies, and we are all very proud of that success.</p>
<p>“Having that kind of support is the best thing any manager can have. I have everything I could possibly want to do my job well and I am humbled by the confidence the owner, chairman, Ferran (Soriano) and Txiki (Begiristain) have shown in me to continue for two more years after this season.</p>
<p>“The challenge for us is to continue improving and evolving and I am very excited about helping Manchester City do that.”</p>
<p>City chairman Khaldoon Mubarak added: “It is testament to the qualities of the man that Pep Guardiola’s passion and intelligent approach are now woven into the very fabric of the football we play and our culture as a club.</p>
<p>“That impact has been central to our success during his tenure and it is why I am delighted that he shares our view that there is so much more to be achieved both on and off the field.</p>
<p>“Pep’s contract extension is the natural next step in a journey which has evolved over many years.</p>
<p>“It is a product of the mutual trust and respect that exists between him and the entire club. It also goes to the stability and creativity at the heart of our football operations.</p>
<p>“Importantly, it is a validation of the football structure and philosophy that has been built over more than a decade and to which he has contributed so much.”</p>
<p>City have won 181 of the 245 matches in which Guardiola has taken charge, and set Premier League records en route to winning the 2017-18 Premier League title with 100 points.</p>
<p>However, they finished 18 points adrift of Liverpool last season and have made a relatively slow start to this campaign with 12 points from the opening seven games.</p>
<p>News of the contract extension follows months of speculation, with Guardiola using the international window to decide his future.</p>
<p>With that settled, City can now shift focus on to other key decisions to be made as Sergio Aguero nears the end of his contract and transfer speculation around a move for Lionel Messi resurfaces.</p>
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