“Leaving Manchester City? I wasn’t upset because I knew it would happen. My contract with the "citizens" was designed for three years and I fully worked it out ".

“For three years, the team has grown exceptionally: we won the Premier League, the English League Cup and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League”.

"From the first day at the club, I knew that Manchester City wanted to invite Pep Guardiola to the post of head coach," Sky Sports quoted Manuel Pellegrini as saying.

Pellegrini led Manchester City from 2013 to 2016.

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