'He has taken us to the moon and back' but 'all good things come to an end'
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We asked for your views after sources told BBC Sport that Pep Guardiola could leave the club at the end of the season, with Manchester City preparing for his farewell after the game against Aston Villa on Sunday.
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Here are some of your comments:
Joshua: Shame he couldn't see out his contract. However, when you achieve the monumental levels that he managed to set at City he has every right to cut it short. Most dominant managerial spell the Premier League has ever seen. Thank you, Pep.
James: All good things must come to an end. We have been beyond fortunate to have Guardiola as our manager significantly longer than any other club he has managed. As a young lad watching City fighting in the Second Division, I could only have imagined the serial success he brought us. He has taken us to the moon and back! If he has decided to call it a day, I can think of no-one more deserving of a break or a change than Pep. Thank you, Pep, for making our dreams come true.
Harry: What an incredible privilege it's been to experience this decade under Pep. He gave us what we never thought was possible for City, he made success feel inevitable. He's an incredible man and I'm so proud to have had him as our ambassador for so long. We'll never recover from losing him, but how lucky we are to have these memories. Thank you, gaffer. I wish him and his family a beautiful life. You've got a home here in Manchester. CTID.
Chris: Every club has its moment in the sun when success breeds success and Pep has been the major force behind City's greatest period at the top. All good things come to an end, and Pep will be classed alongside Sir Alex Ferguson and Bob Paisley as the greatest managers in the top flight of English football. Thank you, Pep, you have made us all very happy and we will be forever grateful.
Christopher: Surprisingly, not sad. The past 10 years have been a privilege to experience, and undoubtedly the most enjoyable to have witnessed. Every major domestic trophy, 100 points, the Treble, five trophies in a calendar year, four in a row, it's remarkable. It's hard to look past that without a glad heart. He can't go on forever and he's going on his terms. We're a better club for him. I can't begrudge him or be sad.
Philip: It has to happen at some time. We cannot have him forever, though we want him to stay! Pep has given up so much, perhaps it's time he considered family from now on.
John: It is going to leave a massive hole, not just with Manchester City, but in the Premier League. Nearly every team has the influence of Pep in some way or other, playing out from the back, to total-control football. As City fans, we have been blessed with his style of football, his dress sense, his personality and his love for football, the trophies he has won and the players he has signed to wear the Sky Blue shirt. To say he will be missed is an understatement and many of the City fans will openly cry when they realise he is departing. Good luck, Pep, we hope that every time it rains, you think of us.
Smith: It's like your parents telling you Santa Claus isn't real. Sad but amazing while it lasted.
Tochukwu: I lack the words to express how I feel right now, though his departure has been a long time coming. I'll miss him so much. I will try not to cry because it's over but I'll smile because the greatest manager in football was the manager of my club. We love you forever, Pep.