With Saturday’s 1-0 win over Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final, Manchester City’s pursuit of the one prize it was missing is at long last over. And it had been an epic quest, not unlike King Arthur’s hunt for the Holy Grail or Captain Ahab’s pursuit of that white whale.
That last one didn’t work out so well for the dear captain, by the way, so this may be a good idea to pause and consider the immediate future of City’s captain, manager Pep Guardiola, now that his team’s lengthy drama has ended.
The coach, who recently signed a two-year contract extension, said recently he had no intention of leaving Manchester City before 2025 and no intention of staying beyond then. But after Saturday’s win, what’s the point of waiting?
