Pep Guardiola is leaving Manchester City after transforming English football over the past decade. His achievements are being compared to legendary managers like Alex Ferguson, Bob Paisley, and Brian Clough.

Guardiola always prioritized the domestic league and established an era of dominance, winning six titles in 10 seasons (60%), including an unprecedented four in a row (2021-24). He finished outside the top two only twice.

Only Bob Paisley (66.67%) has a better title-winning percentage among modern managers. Paisley won six league titles in nine years at Liverpool. Ferguson won 13 titles in 26 seasons at Manchester United but started from a lower base.

City's Champions League record under Guardiola has been underwhelming: one title (2023), one final (2021), and one semifinal (2022). Ferguson won the Champions League twice with United.

Guardiola has won 17 major trophies in a decade at City, second only to Ferguson's 28 in English football history. Paisley (14), Wenger (10), Clough (9), and Busby (8) follow.

Under Guardiola, City achieved two of the three highest points totals in English top-flight history: 100 in 2017-18 and 98 in 2018-19. They surpassed 90 points four times in seven seasons.

Guardiola's records include four consecutive titles, 100 points, 106 goals in a season, and a domestic treble (2018-19). He matched Ferguson's treble and early title wins but failed to replicate Wenger's unbeaten season.

Source: www.aljazeera.com