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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has signed a new deal with the club until 2021.
The 47-year-old Spaniard led City to the Premier League title with a record 100 points last season.
The contract extension means his deal with City is the longest commitment the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has made to a club since starting his managerial career in 2008.
Guardiola's side won the League Cup in 2018, beating Arsenal 3-0 in the final, before claiming the league title by 19 points from rivals Manchester United.
City scored 106 goals and claimed 32 wins, both Premier League records, as they dropped only 14 points in the league all season.
They were beaten by Wigan Athletic in the fifth round of the FA Cup and were knocked out by Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The man called Pep.
2008 - Appointed Barcelona manager
2012 - Leaves Barcelona at end of 12-month rolling contract to go on season-long sabbatical.
2013 - Signs three-year contract with Bayern Munich until 2016.
2016 - Agrees three-year deal to join Manchester City.
2018 - Signs extension, which takes him to 2021.
Guardiola - who became City manager on a three-year deal in the summer of 2016 - honoured his contracts at previous clubs Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
In his debut season at the Etihad, the team finished third in the Premier League, were knocked out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals and exited both the Champions League and EFL Cup at the last-16 stage.
A cabinet full of silverware
Guardiola enjoyed a glittering playing career with Barcelona that saw him win six La Liga titles and the Copa del Rey twice.
He also won the European Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
As Barca boss Guardiola won 14 trophies in four seasons - La Liga (3), Copa del Rey (2), Spanish Super Cup (3), Champions League (2), Super Cup (2), Club World Cup (2)Won a further seven trophies in three seasons at Bayern before leaving for Man City in 2016.After a trophy-less first season in England, he won the EFL Cup and the Premier League in 2017-18
Courtesy of The BBC
