Pep Guardiola to leave Manchester City live updates: Latest as Enzo Maresca expected to replace coach

live Updated 1m ago Pep Guardiola to leave Manchester City live updates: Latest as Enzo Maresca expected to replace coachFollow live reaction to the news that Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City after 10 years at the end of the seasonLive BlogDiscussThe Athletic Live TeamMay 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDTPep Guardiola will leave Manchester City after 10 seasons in charge. Getty ImagesMay 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDTSam Lee·Manchester City CorrespondentMore on Maresca Getty ImagesEnzo Maresca has worked at Manchester City before, leading City’s Under-21s for the 2020-21 season and returning as a first-team assistant to Pep Guardiola in the summer of 2022. The 46-year-old joined Chelsea in the summer of 2024 after guiding Leicester City to promotion from the Championship. He led Chelsea to Champions League qualification and won the Conference League and Club World Cup during his debut season in charge. The Italian left the west-London club on January 1 despite being under contract until 2029. He had previously sparked uncertainty over his future in December after he said that the 48 hours before their win against Everton had been his “worst since I joined the club, because many people didn’t support us”. May 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM EDTDavid Ornstein·Football Writer Manchester City have two games of the campaign remaining, against Bournemouth and Aston Villa, and these would mark the final matches of a glorious reign in which Pep Guardiola has guided City to 20 trophies, including six Premier League titles and their first Champions League triumph, in 2023. The timing of Guardiola’s potential exit comes with the outcome of — and any potential punishments from — the investigation into the more than 115 charges of alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations still to be communicated. City deny the allegations. May 18, 2026 at 4:22 PM EDTSam Lee·Manchester City CorrespondentMaresca to succeed PepEnzo Maresca is now expected to take over at City, who may yet win this season’s Premier League, four months after his exit from Chelsea. The Athletic revealed in December that Maresca was high among those City were considering amid a growing sense that Pep Guardiola would bring the curtain down on a glittering decade at City. Maresca went on to exit Stamford Bridge in January and The Athletic disclosed that Maresca informed Chelsea — twice in late October and again in mid-December — he was talking to City representatives about his candidacy for the role. Guardiola’s City contract had been due to run until June 2027, having last signed fresh terms in November 2024. May 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM EDTDavid Ornstein·Football WriterGuardiola to leave Man City, Maresca to replace him Pep Guardiola will leave his role as Manchester City manager this summer, ending one of the most successful managerial tenures in Premier League history, with former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca expected to replace him. Multiple sources briefed on the situation say Guardiola is preparing to depart City at the end of a season in which his side have won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, with Saturday’s triumph over Chelsea securing a 20th major trophy for the 55-year-old during a 10-year spell at the Etihad.