A new beginning or an emotional end? Pep Guardiola’s Man City future still unclear

For much of his time in Manchester, there was the automatic assumption that whichever piece of silverware he had just collected would lead to more, often swiftly. Now it is not as clear.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Guardiola has his default answer, that he has one year left on his contract. Arsenal’s six-year trophy drought – Community Shields apart – underlines that most sides, even good ones, can find it difficult to collect any medals; in part, of course, because Guardiola’s charges often hoover them up. Now there is the question if this is the end of something or a new beginning. Guardiola’s greatest rival, Jurgen Klopp, bowed out with a Carabao Cup that meant more to him...