"When I arrived, my first interview was with Noel Gallagher. I walked out thinking, 'Okay… Noel is here?
This will be fun,'" Guardiola said.
He described how his teams grew to reflect the industrial work ethic and history embedded within the community of Manchester.
"This is a city built from work. From graft.
You see it in the colour of the bricks. From people who clocked in early, stayed late.
The factories. The Pankhursts.
The unions. The music.
Simply the Industrial Revolution and how this changed the world. And I think I grew to understand that, and my teams did too," Guardiola said.
"We worked. We suffered.
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We fought. And we did things our own way.
Our way."
Guardiola also touched on the Manchester Arena attack, saying, "Remember, the Manchester Arena attack, when this city showed the world what strength actually looks like?
Not anger. Not fear.
Just love. Community.
Togetherness. A city united."
He added, "Remember, losing my mum during COVID and feeling this club carry me through it.
The fans, the staff, the people of Manchester, you gave me strength when I needed it most."
"So as my time comes to an end, be happy. Oasis are back again," Guardiola concluded.
Club Leadership Reacts
Manchester City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak praised the manager's ability to innovate and find new methods to achieve consistent success across ten seasons.
"Over the last ten years honesty and trust have formed the bedrock on which we have navigated every situation together with Pep – always understanding that we could find the right answer together.
