The Manchester City fans are delighted and that happiness could last until the game with Tottenham on Saturday. Their coach Pep Guardiola just signed a new two-year contract (1+1) and is ready to fight. The four time consecutive Premier League champions are in a row of four straight defeats in all competition, for the first time since he has been at the helm, and the Spurs are certainly not an easy opponent. But this crisis was certainly the main ’trigger’ for the Spaniard to stay at the club.Joy for City fans – Pep is staying for two more yearsGuardiola admitted that his initial plan was to leave the club in May 2025, but in this situation, he thought it would look like he let down the fans and the team.“Since the beginning of the season I’ve been thinking a lot. I thought that this season should be the last one. But with the problems we had in the last month, I felt that now is not the time to leave. I would have let the club down. I felt that I could not leave now. Simple as that. Maybe the four defeats was the reason why and I felt that I cannot leave. I felt the club still wanted me and the fact we’re still together so I signed“ Guardiola said to Daily Mail.Pep is staying a little bit longer: what does that mean for the Cityzens?The Spaniard has so far won 18 major trophies, including six Premier League titles and one UEFA Champions League and he firmly believes he has every right to continue as a coach.“Every time I sign a contract it’s “OK, the last two”. And after I re-signed the contract I said, “OK, the last two”. Honestly I think right now me and my staff deserve to be here. I’m not arrogant but it’s the truth. We deserve the chance, after four defeats in a row, to try to bounce back and turn this situation. I had the feeling that we had to take the right decisions for the future. I enjoy being here. I like my job. The moment I don’t have that feeling, even under contract, I will call my chairman and chief executive to say the best for the club right now is that I have to leave. In football you cannot win all the time. ‘This season we have won the Community Shield already and maybe we are not going to win the other ones but this is not the problem. The problem is what’s next, what decisions do we have to take to still be in there, to still be a good team“ he said.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 12Saturday15:30: (6.25) Leicester (4.40) Chelsea (1.57)18:00: (1.37) Arsenal (5.10) Nott.Forest (10.0)18:00: (1.63) Aston Villa (3.80) Crystal Palace (5.70)18:00: (2.40) Bournemouth (3.60) Brighton (3.00)18:00: (2.45) Everton (3.50) Brentford (3.05)18:00: (1.65) Fulham (3.70) Wolverhampton (5.60)20:30: (1.55) Man.City (4.20) Tottenham (5.90)Sunday17:00: (9.50) Southampton (5.90) Liverpool (1.28)19:30: (5.40) Ipswich (3.80) Man.Utd. (1.65)Monday22:00: (1.52) Newcastle (4.20) West Ham (6.25)***odds are subject to change***
