Pep Guardiola admitted next season may be his last as the Manchester City manager after the club made history as the first team since the inception of the Football League in 1888 to claim four consecutive titles, following a 3-1 victory against West Ham.
Guardiola, who was close to tears when talking about Jürgen Klopp's departure as Liverpool manager, also revealed that he initially struggled for motivation following the treble triumph last season that was confirmed by winning the Champions League final in Turkey.
"After Istanbul I said: 'It's over, there's nothing left.' But I have a contract, I'm still here," he said. "Some moments I'm a bit tired but some of the moments I love and we are here winning games, looking good with new players. I start to think that no one has done four in a row, why don't we try? And now I feel it's done, so what next?
FA Cup [final against Manchester United on Saturday] Gary Lineker told me that no team has done back-to-back Premier Leagues and FA Cups." Guardiola's contract expires at the end of next season, the 53-year-old having taken over in the summer of 2016. "The reality is I am closer to leaving than staying [after next season]," he said. "We have talked with the club - my feeling is that I want to stay now. I will stay next season and during the season we will talk. But eight or nine years - we will see.
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