• Joe Moore, Assistant Editor

• Published: 15:58, 11 Oct 2025
• Updated: 15:58, 11 Oct 2025

Could this be Pep Guardiola's last season at Manchester City?

The Spaniard signed a new contract last year that runs until 2027, having vowed to get the club back competing for titles after their slide away from the top.

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Guardiola's contract at Man City runs until the 2027, but could he leave early on the high of getting the club back on their perch?Credit: Getty

Despite losing two of their opening seven games, City now look like contenders again in what is being tipped as another three-horse race with Liverpool and Arsenal for the Premier League crown.

They currently sit fifth in the table, but are only three points behind leaders Arsenal.

Becoming champions again this season would make it a seventh title victory in nine seasons under Guardiola.

And talkSPORT’s Alex Crook says it would be the perfect time for the iconic manager to sail off into the sunset, particularly after achieving a Premier League record that put him above Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.

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