Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City “closed a chapter” by beating Fluminense 4-0 to win the Club World Cup, paying tribute to the players and staff who have contributed to a dominant seven-and-a-half-year tenure.
City have now won every major trophy available to them under Guardiola, including five in this calendar year. Guardiola’s emotional summation of the journey here briefly bred thoughts that he was hinting at having reached the end of the road, but the manager emphasised his motivation remains as high as ever and that “beautiful histories” are still to be created by his players.
