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Manchester City<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWhen I arrived, my first interview was with Noel Gallagher. I walked out thinking, \u2018Okay\u2026 Noel is here? This will be fun,\u2019\u201d Guardiola said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what a time we have had together. Don\u2019t ask me the reasons I\u2019m leaving. There is no reason, but deep inside, I know it\u2019s my time. Nothing is eternal, if it was, I would be here. Eternal will be the feeling, the people, the memories, the love I have for my Manchester City.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a city built from work. From graft. You see it in the colour of the bricks. From people who clocked in early, stayed late. The factories. The Pankhursts. The unions. The music. Simply the Industrial Revolution and how this changed the world. And I think I grew to understand that, and my teams did too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe worked. We suffered. We fought. And we did things our own way. Our way.<\/p>\n
\u201cHard work comes in many forms. Trips to Bournemouth, when we lost the Premier League, and you were there. Trips to Istanbul, when you were there, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemember, the Manchester Arena attack, when this city showed the world what strength actually looks like? Not anger. Not fear. Just love. Community. Togetherness. A city united.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemember, losing my mum during COVID and feeling this club carry me through it. The fans, the staff, the people of Manchester, you gave me strength when I needed it most. Cris, my kids, my whole family, you were there as always. Khaldoon, you were there too.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlayers don\u2019t forget – every single instant, moment, me, my staff, this club, everything. What we have done, we have done it for all of you. And you have been just exceptional. You don\u2019t know it yet, but you are leaving a legacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo as my time comes to an end, be happy. Oasis are back again.<\/p>\n
\u201cLadies and gentlemen, thank you for trusting me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for pushing me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for loving me.<\/p>\n
\u201cTony Walsh said in his unforgettable poem this is the place. I\u2019m sorry, Tony: this is my place.<\/p>\n
\u201cNoel\u2026I was right.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been so [expletive] fun.<\/p>\n
\u201cLove you all.\u201d<\/p>\n
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