(Image: Movistar). Pep Guardiola looked bemused when asked if he still wants to continue as Manchester City manager after their Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid.. Guardiola accepted that City had not been good enough to progress further in the Champions League after their 22nd-place finish in the League Phase and 6-3 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid.. And when speaking to Spanish media after the 3-1 defeat on the night at the Bernabeu, Guardiola was asked a closing question in an interview with Movistar whether he still wants to stay on as City manager.. Real Madrid fans had mocked the former Barcelona boss, singing ‘Guardiola stay’ – in a contrast to recent taunts in the Premier League of being ‘sacked in the morning’.. A bemused Guardiola paused and looked back at the interviewer, before replying: “Yes, yes, yes. I want to continue at Manchester City.”. Article continues below. Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension at the end of last year, taking his deal to 2027 and he will have two more attempts at adding another Champions League title to his collection after this exit.. In another Spanish interview, Guardiola also accepted that City are at the ‘end of a cycle’ with their current team, saying: “A little bit, yes. We’ve already started to do it. It never lasts forever.”
