Pep Guardiola insists he will stay until the end of his new contract even if Man City are relegated after being accused of 115 financial breaches

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he would stay until the end of his contract even if the Premier League champions were relegated, a day after signing a two-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2027.

Guardiola, who joined City in 2016, won 18 trophies with the club, including six Premier League titles and their first Champions League title.

City are embroiled in a hearing over alleged breaches of the league’s financial fair play rules; however, this could potentially leave them facing points deductions, fines and relegation if found guilty.

Guardiola has always defended City, saying he has confidence in the owners, and the Spaniard said relegation would not lead to him leaving the club.

“I said six months ago, when all the clubs accused us of doing something wrong, what would happen if we were relegated, I will be here,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of Saturday’s home game against Tottenham Hotspur.

‘If we are in the conference next year, we will be in the Premier League. “I knew it then, and I feel it now.”

Pep Guardiola has insisted he will stay at Manchester City until the end of his contract.

Guardiola said he agreed a new deal “in just two hours” and joked when asked why he signed a two-year extension that it was because he liked the atmosphere in Manchester.

‘That’s a good question. I don’t want the next season to be ‘Pep’s last year’ in September, October and November. “I don’t want to be in that position,” he added.

‘I would like to stay for two years, but I know it won’t be two years if the results are not good.’

Before the international break, Guardiola lost four games in a row for the first time in his managerial career, but also shrugged it off by saying they were the only club to win four league titles in a row.

‘When you’re here for eight or nine years you experience all the scenarios and situations. You can lose four matches in a row. “You can also win four Premier Leagues in a row,” he said.

Guardiola, who achieved great success at City, signed a new 2-year contract

City could potentially face relegation if found guilty of breaching financial rules

‘The difference is that most teams can manage four defeats in a row in different competitions, but only one team has won four Premier Leagues in a row. ‘There can be both sides of the coin.’

But with Ballon d’Or winner Rodri likely to be sidelined for the rest of the season, Guardiola was dealt another blow when Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic was injured on international duty.

“It will take some time, three weeks or a month, more or less,” Guardiola said. he said.

While Ruben Dias remained away from the field, John Stones and Manuel Akanji resumed training. Nathan Ake will also return to training