“I’m so sorry” – Pep Guardiola sends message of support to Liam Rosenior after Chelsea sacking

“I’m so sorry. I’m pretty sure he’s a manager for that level,” Guardiola said on Rosenior, having inflicted a 3-0 loss on the 41-year-old a few weeks ago. “Always when this happens, always I think about how lucky, again, I am being in the club where I am.

“I picked the right club 10 years ago, with an incredible hierarchy, incredible CEOs and sporting directors. Unbelievable.

“The consistency, the trust with the people I’m working with here, it’s amazing. I’m so lucky. The decision (of Chelsea) is not my concern.”

Will Guardiola be Man City manager next season?

There remain question marks over Guardiola’s own future at the Etihad Stadium as the Catalan approaches the final season of his current contract.

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While he has publicly maintained he remains focused on the job in front of him, there is a growing belief in Premier League circles that Guardiola will call time on his legendary stint at City at the end of this season.

However, it is also inconceivable that the 55-year-old departs Manchester City should they fail to go on and win the Premier League title this season as the Blues remain at a nascent stage of their transition under director of football Hugo Viana.

A firm decision on Guardiola’s plans for next season is expected to come at the end of May, by which time, City would hope they’d have won the domestic treble for the second time under the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager – whether that is enough to convince him to stick around for one final season or not remains to be seen.