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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Malik Ouzia

Pep Guardiola's new deal is a blow for rivals that signals another big Man City rebuild

It must have all gone a bit ‘Brenda from Bristol’ in the living rooms of the various Premier League managers yesterday, when their international breaks were rudely interrupted by news of Pep Guardiola’s latest Manchester City contract extension.

In truth, it had been expected: both that Guardiola would make his decision some time around now, and that it would be this one, particularly so since the FA had given up hope that he might fancy taking the England job next summer.

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