Will Guardiola lift silverware in debut Man City campaign?

During his three seasons in Bavaria, Guardiola claimed two league and cup doubles, wrapping up his tenure as Bayern boss with a penalty shootout win over Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal. Just as he did at Bayern, his first term as Barcelona manager ended in a league and cup double, winning the La Liga and Copa del Rey.
Guardiola is a sweet 16/1 to claim the Premier League and FA Cup in his first campaign at Man City.

Pep to bring European glory

Txiki Begiristain, who showed faith in former Barca teammate Guardiola, and other figures key in bringing the manager to Manchester, will be expecting a return.

If there’s one thing the City hierarchy crave, its the Champions League that would confirm their place among the European elite.

Guardiola is regarded is one of the greatest coaches in the game and there is a reason why he was courted by Europe’s biggest clubs. However, the Catalan coach will leave to Manchester City this summer without the European glory he craved in Munich.

Despite this, the manager has an excellent record in the Europe’s finest competition. He won two Champions League titles in Barcelona with a side that dominated club and European football – Pep is 12/1 to lift the Champions League in 2017 after his disappointment in Munich this year.

City to emulate Barca treble

Some may say he was lucky to have phenomenal players at his disposal, but there was nuance in Guardiola’s approach in the victorious 2008/09 Barca season. Pep brought in Seydou Keita to marshal the midfield, bought Gerard Pique back to Barca from Manchester United, signed Dani Alves and promoted Sergio Busquets from the reserves.

Keita proved to be a key man in midfield with the young Busquets, and Alves with Pique, developed an understanding in defence. However, perhaps more interesting is who departed that year.

Huge names such as Deco and Ronaldinho were immediately shipped out. Guardiola doesn’t care about big names, he is committed to constant innovation and many have been causality to it.

Pep ended his debut season winning a treble.

Guardiola lead Barca to the final of the Champions League, where they beat Manchester United 2–0. In doing so, they became the first Spanish club to win the domestic cup, the league, and the European club titles in the same season. The treble winning season is regarded as one of the club’s finest seasons in its history and Guardiola became the youngest man to coach a Champions League winning team.

Pep is 200/1 to emulate that feat by winning the treble in his first season at the Sky Blues.

If there’s one thing Guardiola guarantees, its trophies. During his glorious Barca four-season spell, he lifted 14 pieces of silverware and in Germany claimed seven. The blue side of Manchester will hope he can continue his fine managerial record and dominate the Premier League and Champions League during his tenure at City.

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