Overview
- Manchester City’s home match against Liverpool will mark Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th game in management.
- He enters the fixture with 715 victories from 999 matches for a win rate of about 71.57%.
- His managerial journey began with Barcelona B in 2007, followed by Barcelona’s first team (247 games, 14 titles), Bayern Munich (161 games, seven trophies) and Manchester City (590+ games, 16 titles).
- Guardiola has won three Champions League titles, while overall trophy counts vary by source due to differing methods of tallying honors.
- The League Managers Association welcomed him to its ‘1,000 Club’ as Sir Alex Ferguson offered public congratulations, and Guardiola said he never expected the milestone, crediting hard work, dedication and passion.