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Pep Guardiola sounds warning to Liverpool after signing new Man City contract

mirror.co.uk, 23 November 2022, 11:36
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has signed a new contract at the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2025 which would take his tenure to nine years at the club Pep Guardiola's previous deal was set to expire next summer

Pep Guardiola has declared he has all the tools to win more trophies as he sent a frank warning to his Premier League rivals after he penned a new two-year contract at Manchester City.

The Spaniard, whose current deal was set to run out next summer, has put pen to paper on fresh terms at the Etihad Stadium, putting more fear into their Premier League rivals. Although Guardiola is yet to win the Champions League with City, he has won four top-flight titles and countless other major trophies.

Guardiola is by far the most successful manager in City's history and the 51-year-old is desperate to win more trophies with a side that now has Erling Haaland in their ranks. The Norweigan has already struck 23 goals in just 18 appearances for the Citizens, and many are tipping City to finally break their European curse this season.

Having won the Premier League in four of his six full seasons in England so far, Guardiola's new contract could prove bad news for the likes of Liverpool, who have come close to pipping them on a couple of occasions. After signing a fresh deal, Guardiola admitted he has a "dream" to achieve more at the club in a warning which will no doubt be heard clearly by their recent rivals at Anfield.

He said: "This is just the confirmation of how comfortable we are, the club and myself, again, like signing at the beginning. I cannot say thank you enough to all the club to trust me, to give me the opportunity to do my job as best as possible, but that is just papers.

"We have to be comfortable with the team, with the club, otherwise it makes no sense. The incredible, beautiful memories we had together and still have the dream to achieve more.

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"I know what the club wants. I will fight for that with our players and staff to do our club as best as possible."

Haaland's arrival could take City to the next level, although the Citizens are five points behind league leaders Arsenal heading into the break for the World Cup. Guardiola's side lost Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Raheem Sterling in the summer but still have plenty of strength in attack including Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish. The City boss is not complaining with his squad.

He added: "I never complained since day one about the squad I have. That doesn't belong just to me, it belongs to the club. I never signed one player - that belongs to the club. They players belong to the club.

"I have the feeling we can do better. This is the reason I want to do more - the job is not done. We want more and I want more. We feel that. Still, we are in the process. If I feel it is done, the relations would remain forever, and another chapter for both sides will be taken. Simple as that."

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