Guardiola 2021: De Bruyne brilliance, last-gasp Sterling and how Man City won the title

Pep Guardiola s contract extension represents fantastic news for Manchester City fans following the club s record-breaking 2017-18 season.

City confirmed on Thursday that Guardiola had agreed new terms until 2021 the Catalan adding two years to a deal that had been due to expire at the end of next term.

The brilliance of Guardiola s side in the recently concluded Premier League campaign was clear for all to see, City sealing the title with five games remaining and reaching an unprecedented 100-point tally with victory over Southampton on the final day of the season.

Here, we look back at some of the key factors behind their dominant triumph.

7 Pep Guardiola has won the top-flight league title in seven of his nine seasons as a manager, with the only except…