Centurions and conquering Europe: Guardiola's finest Man City moments

[p][b][i]AFP Sport[/i] [/b]looks at some of the highlights from his 20 trophies in 10 years, which transformed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] into the powerhouse of English football.[/p][h2]100 points[/h2][p]After a disappointing first season in England, the Guardiola project at the Etihad took flight in a record-breaking 2017/18 campaign.[/p][p]City stormed to the Premier League title, becoming the first and only top-flight side in English football history to achieve 100 points.[/p][p]They plundered 106 goals in the process to also achieve the best-ever goal difference in the Premier League era of +79.[/p][p][b]"Fifty points at home, 50 points away. It's incredible,"[/b] said Guardiola.[/p][embed guid="05f5f40a-0203-4543-8c78-75af96da0fc8" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2057765929799348410?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Domestic treble[/h2][p]The very next season, City defended their title with 98 points and needed every single one to hold off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] in arguably the greatest Premier League title race ever.[/p][p]Guardiola's men won their last 14 league games to snatch the title and prolong Liverpool's wait for a league title to 30 years.[/p][p][b]"Always I will remember the biggest rival and how incredible battles we had between each other," [/b]Guardiola said of the challenge posed by Jurgen Klopp's Reds.[/p][p]But City did not stop there in another historic season.[/p][p]By also lifting the League Cup and thrashing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/watford/UmMRoGzp/"]Watford[/a] 6-0 in the FA Cup final, they became the only side to ever win the domestic treble in English football.[/p][h2]Champions League dream realised[/h2][p]For both club and their acclaimed coach, the Champions League[/p][p]had remained a constant source of sorrow amid an era of domestic dominance.[/p][p]Realising the dream of conquering Europe was a major part of the motivation for bringing Guardiola to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester[/a].[/p][p]But they had to wait until his seventh season to do so in 2023.[/p][embed guid="71a43be2-15a6-4d0a-bcbe-a721533e0d97" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2057776045823013073?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]A 4-0 semi-final, second-leg rout of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] stands out as arguably the pinnacle of his entire reign in charge.[/p][p]A scrappy 1-0 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] in Istanbul completed the job and, in doing so secured another treasured piece of history for City fans.[/p][p]They matched the feat of Manchester United in 1998/99 as the only English sides to ever win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in the same season.[/p][h2]Four-in-a-row[/h2][p]The final years of the Guardiola decade failed to match those highs, but there was one more Premier League title to set another significant milestone.[/p][p]City became the first English side to ever win four consecutive top-flight titles after another titanic tussle.[/p][p]An [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] side on the rise under Guardiola's former assistant Mikel Arteta were this time the victims of City's relentless run towards the end of the season.[/p][p]The Gunners amassed 89 points, but missed out as City won their final nine games.[/p][h2]Twenty's plenty[/h2][p]The low point of Guardiola's reign came in the 2024/25 campaign when an exhausted squad, ravaged by injuries, at one point managed just one win in 13 games.[/p][p]But he showed his ability to bounce back to bow out with more silverware, even if City fell just short of another treble.[/p][embed guid="10a93f1c-b04b-4910-bb25-81976ed3ab07" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2057769750617362767?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-reilly-nico/xOrYaNWc/"]Nico O'Reilly[/a]'s double beat Arsenal 2-0 to win Guardiola's fifth EFL Cup in March.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/semenyo-antoine/r1Gz1yPk/"]Antoine Semenyo[/a]'s flick then secured the FA Cup and a 20th trophy in 10 years.[/p][p]Arsenal this time edged the battle for the title, but Guardiola knew his legacy had already been written.[/p][p][b]"They don't need to wait when I’m leaving, they know I've been fun," [/b]he said when asked if his greatness will only be truly appreciated after he has left England behind.[/p][p][b]"Fighting for 20 (trophies) in 10 years, it's not bad, honestly."[/b][/p]