Pep Guardiola's departure from Manchester City

What’s on screen and what’s said

Every word in the video, in order, with the Guardian article it comes from. On-screen labels are in small capitals; narrated lines are marked Narration.

Sound. Narration by a synthetic British voice (Kokoro’s “George”), generated offline, over a warm, slow score in a major key: soft piano over held strings-like chords. A gentle bell for each group of trophies, a quiet shift to a minor chord as the news breaks, and a long, open chord under “Nothing is eternal”.

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   Title

   Guardian reporting, 18–23 May 2026

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   1 July 2016

   1 July 20161

   Guardiola starts at City, joining from Bayern Munich1

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   The decade

   17 major trophies in 10 years4

   6 Premier League titles1

   5 League Cups1

   3 FA Cups1

   1 Champions League1

   1 Club World Cup1

   1 Uefa Super Cup1

   His first title, in 2017-18, came with a record 100 points4

   Narration In a decade at City, Guardiola won seventeen major trophies.4

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   Monday 18 May

   News breaks that he is expected to leave1

   The club does not confirm it1

   Narration Then, in May, news of his departure broke.2

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   Tuesday 19 May

   Reports say he has told his players he is leaving3

   In public, he refuses to confirm it3

   That night, a draw at Bournemouth means Arsenal are champions3

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   Friday 22 May

   City confirm he is leaving4

   The Pep Guardiola Stand4

   Enzo Maresca is expected to replace him4

   Narration Four days later, City confirmed he was leaving.4

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   Friday 22 May, in the club video

   “Nothing is eternal.”4

   Pep Guardiola, in the club video confirming his departure, 22 May4

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   Reported 23 May

   He won’t rule out managing England5

   “I don’t have any absolute plan about my future”5

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   Sunday 24 May

   His last game: at home to Aston Villa5

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