A negative record strikes Guardiola for the first time in his career
Pep Guardiola, the Spanish manager of Manchester City, suffered an unusual setback in his coaching career after failing to win the league title for the second consecutive season for the first time in his career. His team drew 1-1 with Bournemouth in the 37th round of the English Premier League, a result that officially handed the title to Arsenal . Manchester City finished last season in third place behind champions Liverpool, and this season's failure has broken one of Guardiola's most prominent coaching habits in domestic competitions, as he has become accustomed to quickly returning to winning ways . During his time with Manchester City, the Spanish coach had only previously failed to win the Premier League title in the 2016-2017 and 2019-2020 seasons, but he always managed to reclaim the title the following season, before this season's absence marked the second consecutive year . This is the first negative record of its kind in Guardiola’s coaching career, as he had previously won the Spanish League 3 times in 4 seasons with Barcelona, and achieved a perfect record in Germany under the leadership of Bayern Munich, after winning the German League in all three of his seasons with the Bavarian giant.
