Dear @PepTeam, There is a very good chance you will not see this post and for good reason. Mine is but one among the outpouring of love, gratitude, and tribute to you, our greatest manager ever, the greatest manager of all time. When I began my journey as a City fan in '02, we were nowhere near what we are today. And the choice to follow this club, made in spite of my United-supporting dad, was not made with success or guarantees of trophies in mind. I still remember becoming enamoured with Sun Ji Hai, seeing him soldier on with blood streaming from his head against Southampton. The FA cup replay comeback against Tottenham in '03, perhaps my favorite City game ever. My love-hate relationship with Joey Barton began that day. Despite our struggles in the following years, I didn't care. Friends would tease me, wearing their red shirts, and I didn't care. Maybe I didn't know any better but City was my team and that's all that mattered. These were the early memories of City that still bring my happiness. I did wonder though when and if our time would ever come. I remember telling my dad over and over again that one day, it'll be different. And as dad's do, he'd laugh, roll his eyes, and say "sure." Even when word of Sheikh Mansour's takeover broke, I didn't really care because I didn't know what to think of it. And I had no idea how much everything was about to change. An FA Cup followed. And seeing Aguero score against QPR to win us our first title in 44 years was a feeling I thought I'd never replicate. A dream come true. But to not only match but exceed that feeling? Not a chance.. at least I thought. And yet, I was happy. I still dreamed of winning the UCL. Trebles? B2b titles? Centurions? Truthfully, they weren't even dreams because I couldn't even dream that big. Things that weren't even in the realm of my wildest imagination. But then, you came. And how am I to thank you for making the unfathomable a reality? What so many younger fans call "the standard" now? In many ways, I'll look back at this period of life as one of my happiest in memory. Beyond the trophies, the success, the records broken, the best days of my life to date took place while you were here. I started my company the year you arrived, married the love of my life the year of the treble, was blessed with news of my son shortly after the 4peat, started a second company, and through it all, the ups and downs of adulthood, you and City were a constant. A getaway, a reprieve from everything. After 20 years of following this club, still MY team. And I think that's part of what made you and your tenure so special. What makes it personally harder, more emotional to see you go. This wasn't just a job for you in the same way City isn't just a club for me. Call it love, family, whatever you want. The success made it sweeter but the way you embraced us, the City, the organization.. you leave me, us, everything in a better place to the best of your ability. While it felt like you and City were meant to be forever, it seems surreal that we've run out of time together. Despite all the bravado and contrarian posts to dispute the noise, I had a gut feeling that this was coming sooner than later. And even though I've said a lot already, I feel it isn't sufficient. There will never be enough words to truly thank you. I am endlessly grateful for you and your impact at my club, in my life. And I cannot wait to proudly be able to tell my son stories of just how legendary the Pep years were. Sincerely, A grateful fan.

Whatever you’re going through, we are with you @KevinDeBruyne.

I see Pep sent John to Iniesta to complete his transformation to a midfielder, genius 🤯

No Asians have EVER won the Ballon D’or. This is clear racism and I will not stand for it!

Indeed it is.

RODRI FOR BALLON D’OR SPREAD THE WORD ‼️ #BallonDor

Looks like he and Pep had the “fat” talk

Congratulations @BernardoCSilva and Ines 🩵 Wishing you a lifetime of happiness and health.

This… isn’t a good thing? The best defenders know when to be physical and stay disciplined until the time is right to engage. Lisandro plays like he has a Napoleon complex and recklessly clatters into players as if he’s trying to overcompensate for something.

You know what’s better than four? Five. RUN IT BACK!

RODRI FOR BALLON D’OR. SPREAD THE WORD.

Elite mentality. Our future club captain. Best player on the biggest stage tonight.

Jokes aside.. Thank you @Mahrez22 for the magic, the memories, carrying us when we needed you the most. The touch, the left foot, the black gloves.. one of the best players to ever wear our shirt and a loyal and humble servant to our club that gave it your best whenever you were called upon. You will be remembered fondly at our club and I have no doubt you’ll crush it in the Saudi league. Best of luck with everything to you and your lovely family 👏🏻

“HaAlAnD oNlY sCoReS tApIns!” WE DON’T CARE. DO YOU KNOW WE’VE BEEN THROUGH?!

Rodri is still only 26. Dias is still only 25. Alvarez is still only 23. Haaland is still only 22. Foden is still only 22. Lewis is still only 18. The future is bright my friends.

Time to make it 5 @Laporte 💪🏼

Actually it was 100m if you count agent fees, food stipends, weekly allowance, haircut and petrol clauses, memorizing Drake lyric bonuses and such

Gundogan: 20m Haaland: 50m Akanji: 15m Thank you @BVB 🤝🏼

Ever so optimistic that Bernardo will stay 😂, this man is family.

Pep Guardiola joined City the summer before 16/17. And Kevin De Bruyne is the only City player who remains from the pre-Pep era. Which means Pep has won 11 major trophies and completely rebuilt the City team on a £455m net spend. Next time you see rivals crying about us, kindly remind them that not only do we kick their asses on the pitch, we manage and spend our money better than they do too. Long may it continue.

A Manchester City player is on the cover of the new #EAFC24. Pinch me, I must be dreaming.

Juan Stoñés

7 years of loyalty, voted club captain, underrated excellence, utmost professionalism, and arguably the biggest City goal since 93:20. If Gundogan leaves this summer, will he leave as a Man City legend?

OH. MY. DAYS.

🥹

When you’re the best RB in PL history and your entire team knows it too:

Do we all agree that Rúben Dias needs to be our next captain?

All this just to protect him? Why?

This kid is already a City legend 😂 #ElWey

Look at Julian’s feet 😂😂

I miss Fernandinho’s no-nonsense, old-school leadership sometimes. Literally grabbing players by the scruff of the neck and holding them accountable for their mistakes. Reminding others to keep their heads when getting overemotional. A man amongst boys and the greatest Brazilian to play in the Premier League.

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Nunes: “Holy sh*t, it’s actually him.”

Phil Foden’s trophy cabinet at age 23 is absurd.

Full Time Match Thoughts: - What a season. What a team. What a fanbase. Drink it in City fans.. this small, no history club just won the f*cking Champions League. - TREBLE WINNING, 3PEAT. HISTORY. LEGENDS. - How fitting, our ironman Rodri with our first Champions League final goal - Heartbreaking to see Kev go off - Dias the leader, the rock - Stones again everywhere, incredible - Phil so lively and dangerous when he came on, looking forward to seeing him play more next season - Gundogan, Bernardo, please stay. We love you - Akanji best bargain of the season - EDERSON. 🚫 MOTM: @rubendias

Pep behind Gundo still stressing about the fixtures coming up 😂

Kevin De Bruyne - 55m John Stones - 47.5m Rodri - 62.8m Dias - 65m Haaland - 52m Gvardiol - 77.6m 𝐓𝐗𝐈𝐊𝐈. 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒. Put some respect on his name.

Our kitman Brandon Ashton. Manchester City Legend.

The long hug with Maca. Erling encouraging Pep to go to the fans. The best away fanbase in the league. Form comes and goes but we will be back. Stick together - this club is family.

Full Time Match Thoughts: - STATEMENT WIN. WE MOVE ON! - Beyond proud of this team. Our boys. - Thank you Pep, you’ve changed our lives - Every single player did his part, comprehensive, complete victory - Bernardo.. please stay. Our warrior - The Etihad is a Fortress - Rodri immense, flawless performance - Haaland unlucky, Courtois world class - Walker a defensive ace, Vini silent - Stones.. what else can be said? - Grealish so effective, all over - KDB maestro 🐐, gave his all - AKANJI BEST BARGAIN SIGNING - BRING ON THE FINAL. SEE YOU SOON @EdDzeko ! MOTM: @BernardoCSilva

We did it.

Whatever happens this summer.. Thank you for everything @Laporte.

A complete performance from Rodrigo. Effort: Ran 12.92km. More than any other player on the pitch. Tenacity: Recovered possession 17 times, the most by a Manchester City player in a single UCL match. Execution: Scored his CL debut goal, in typical Rodri fashion. The BEST DM ITW.

Congratulations to the Ortegas on their marriage. Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness, health and love 🩵

When Rodri whips out the knee slide.. Two things are certain: • It’s a banger. • We got the W.

• Kovacic • Gvardiol • Doku • Bernardo Renewal • Walker Renewal + 1-2 more players (potentially) Happy with this window City fans?

Arsenal fans being so insufferable that even United fans are clapping back.

The greatest of all time.

Money doesn’t buy titles. But 90m for Zinchenko & Gabby and 55m for Sterling certainly helped. Shout-out to our rivals for funding the purchases of Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, Manuel Akanji, and more. Appreciate your contributions to our latest Premier League title.

Am I dreaming? If I am, don’t wake me up.

Players may come and go.. But remember.. 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚.

We have a chance to defeat the reigning Bundesliga champs, the reigning La Liga champs, and the reigning/imminent Serie A champs for Champions League glory. This.. this is how legends are made. Come on CITY, we fight till the end!

𝗘𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧 ⭐️

We replaced: Yaya -> Kevin De Bruyne Zabaleta -> Walker Kompany -> Dias Silva -> Silva Fernandinho -> Rodri Aguero -> Haaland Our board has a plan and is always thinking ahead. Whoever leaves, we will find a suitable replacement. Keep calm and have faith!

I say no.

One of these men really doesn’t belong here with the rest.

Statue or not, personally think we should retire the ‘17’ after Kev retires. West Ham retired ‘6’ for Bobby Moore. Ajax retired ‘14’ for Cruyff. Inter retired ‘4’ for Zanetti and Milan retired ‘3’ for Maldini. It’s the highest honor a club can bestow on a player, by far IMO. It’s something David, Sergio, and Vinny didn’t get. I cannot and do not want to see any other player wear the ‘17’ for our club.

Scholes said Rodri deserves it and is the best DM in PL history. Busquets and Iniesta congratulated him publicly and said he deserved it. But sure, let’s listen to NoodLeVini and the same Rory the Chelsea fan who said Haaland would be a flop 😂.

You want to become a midfield legend? Come to Manchester City.

James Trafford is 6"6, 198 lbs. That's an inch taller than and the same weight as Donnarruma. Should have no issues with physicality in the PL.

Full Time Match Thoughts: - DOUBLE SECURED. FA CUP WINNERS. - MANCHESTER IS BLUE!!!! - Captain Gundogan, PLEASE STAY - KDB Assist King - Haaland put in a shift, did the little things - John Stones was EVERYWHERE - Grealish unlucky, never a pen - Casemiro and Fred should have been sent off, BENT officiating - Concerned for Rodri, hope he’s ok - Akanji once again massive, most underrated signing of the season - Garnacho is a serious talent - 🏆🏆✅.. ➕🏆🔜? MOTM: who else? @IlkayGuendogan

Kevin De Bruyne back in training.. Bernardo Silva staying.. This is better news than any signing 👀

99% of my City feed is praising Khusanov and appreciating how he bounced back after an early error. Lovely to see our fans back the young man and understand the context around his debut. Also must mean I muted or blocked all the right people 😂

John Stones is a better defensive midfielder than Declan Rice.

Fun Fact: Manchester City have the most Golden Glove winners in Premier League History. Joe Hart - 4 Ederson - 3 That’s heritage.

I could never hate Jack Grealish.

Why they acting like he died or something

The resilience of Rodri.

Manchester City Football Club: • 93:20, the most iconic moment in PL history. • Domestic Quadruple • Centurions • THE Treble (PL, FA Cup, UCL) • 4peat • Ballon D’or Not bad for a small club with no history.

One legendary chapter closes.. another begins.

Cole Palmer: Discuss.

ANOTHER ONE 🏆.

Coming through in the clutch as always 🩵

😉

One more.. Believe.

47 x 45 getting along nicely.

Anyone who is a Manchester City fan is a friend in my book. It's me, us, and my oil money against the world.

Bernardo whenever we lose possession:

Limbs.

Full Time Match Thoughts: - Good draw - Tough UCL match, credit Madrid - Wondergoal conceded but our defense showed they can contain Madrid - Ederson immense - Rodri incredible, our rock - WHY NO SUBS PEP?! - Frustrating day for Haaland - KDB is a big game player - Terrible officiating, corruption - Bernardo’s worst performance this season - Rudiger is a dirty player, despise him - Gundo lively, pulling strings, class - Walker dealt with Vini well - See you at the Etihad 👋🏼 MOTM: @KevinDeBruyne

Some more lingering thoughts as my words begin to take shape.. found myself sitting in a heap on the floor Saturday night, wrapped in my City flag.. in disbelief. Speechless, shattered, broken in the best way possible. I have been a City fan since 02-03. My dad is a United fan. Tried to get me to support them but I couldn’t bear to listen to him at that age 😂. My rebellious nature lead me to City. I chose this club (to stick it to my dad) and somehow.. here we are. I grew to love Sun Ji-Hai for some reason and loved that we were underdogs. I really had no idea how bad we were. I honestly thought Keegan was our savior. Then Shinawatra. I had no clue. I knew we weren’t as good as United. It was all my dad talked about but I don’t recall being particularly sad because I had 0 expectations. I just remember being happy about having my own thing. I didn’t cry about losing to Oldham in the FA cup and I remember finishing 15th in the league one year, cheering for Joey Barton as our lead scorer another when we scored 29 goals in an entire season.. only to lose to United 1-0 in our final home game. What a ride. The club has undeniably changed since then due to investment and success but honestly, who we are at the core hasn’t. And I’m so happy it didn’t. This is a club that has seen it all. This is a fanbase that was packing out stadiums, 30,000+ in the lower divisions. This is a club whose fans chose to support them through thick and thin, when the future wasn’t certain at all. People can say whatever they want. But to be here.. 3peat, treble, European champions.. nobody, nothing can take this away from us. One of the greatest footballing sides of all time.. we know what we are. And you, the fans, deserve every single moment of this joy. Thank you @ManCity. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. You’ve given me a lifetime of happy memories and I will love you forever. CTID.

"wHy DoEs nO oNe EvEr TaLk AbOuT tHiS GaMe?"

When you came here from Germany as Pep’s first signing at City, injured and brimming with potential, I had the highest of hopes. But I never in my wildest dreams thought that you’d thrive the way you have. Our other midfielders seemed to steal the headlines but you were always there, quietly putting in top performances and never complaining about your role. You carried us in Yaya Touré-esque fashion with your goals one season. Stepped us as a leader when our old guard eventually moved on. When we needed you the most, you delivered. Time and time again. But as much as the incredible player you are on the pitch, it’s as much who you are as a person off the pitch that makes me so proud and thankful to have had you as the Captain of our club during a season that immortalized this team as one of the greatest club sides in the history of football. 𝒞𝒶𝓅𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃. 𝐿𝑒𝒶𝒹𝑒𝓇. 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓒𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓛𝓮𝓰𝓮𝓷𝓭. Thank you @IlkayGuendogan. From the bottom of all our hearts, thank you. Once a blue, always blue. We love you and will miss you dearly.

I want guys like Haaland, Dias, Bernardo, Grealish, Rodri, Aké etc on this team.. nice guys, yes, but absolute dawgs on the pitch. That’s what I want from Kalvin. I understand everyone says he’ll never play over Rodri but is that really the goal? To just be a back-up? Being professional about it is commendable but where is the fire? Where is the fight? Compete. Have confidence. Show you belong. Be a mentality monster. Prove everyone wrong. Change the status quo. Not asking him to be Cancelo and cry and fight the manager about it. But I resent the “happy to be here” mentality too. This is what Stones went through. What Aké is facing with Gvardiol coming in. Mahrez became a bench player, carried us in the FA Cup, saved us against Tottenham. Grealish is STILL abused by many but he has become undroppable. Not everyone is capable - that is the hard, honest truth. You want to prove you belong? This is the level.

United have been shit for over a decade

The only two players to start every one of the four major finals for Man City in 2023. The glue.

Luckily we don’t have that problem.

Manchester City's black kits over the years have all been class:

100m for Rice, 100m for Gvardiol, 25m for Kovacic you say… No problem.

It’s always the sore losers and fake tough guys that want to try and “fight” after getting embarrassed in the game. Got dunked on and picks on the smallest guy on the field, what a twat Why don’t you go try that with Haaland or Dias? nitter.app/ewan10i/status/1651343…

He might genuinely go down as the most decorated English player of all time. He’s 23.

Nobody does iconic celebrations like Manchester City Football Club either.

Literally never fails.

Happy birthday to my love @ManCity. It has been a wild ride - may you continue to prosper, breaking records, and making history. CTID Forever.

Thinking about the emergence of the left side of our team and how it magnifies the importance of selflessness in the way we play. Haaland, despite his ravenous appetite for goals, is the consummate team player. He is the first to celebrate teammate's goals and has shown he is more than willing to make the extra pass. Grealish is the perfect partner for him on the wing, tracking back on defense, driving forward and causing chaos among defenders while Haaland sprints into position. Jack is also willing to make the pass instead of going for glory. The departure of Cancelo and the emergence of Grealish happening at the same time is not a coincidence. Cancelo was CONSTANTLY beside Jack, demanding the ball. Nathan Aké is the complete, selfless opposite, giving Jack plenty of physical room to operate and shine, as well as mental freedom knowing that he has a defender who won't let him down behind him. He doesn't demand the ball for his own ego. Selflessness and playing for your teammates - everyone wins together.

From “the best offensive fullbacks in the world” to defenders who actually defend. Warra upgrade.

I think this is my third consecutive tweet about Rodri but wow.. what a player. I am simply in awe. A winner, a professional, already a City legend in my eyes. The winner against Arsenal. The block against Liverpool. The goals against Villa, Bayern, Inter.. these aren’t just tap plays in, lucky goals. How many players can bend the goal in against Inter in a Champions League final when you’ve played 10482927 games already? He is the best player in the world. Pep’s prized pupil.