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Pep Guardiola's new Man City role has already been revealed ahead of first Etihad Stadium

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 14). Pep Guardiola's new Man City role has already been revealed ahead of first Etihad Stadium. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/pep-guardiola-man-city-role-return-psg-b1300810.html

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Pep Guardiola will return to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium tonight for their Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. Although he left his managerial position at the end of last season and was linked with coaching Italy’s national team, Guardiola has instead become a Global Ambassador for the City Football Group. In this role, he will provide technical advice to clubs within the group and work on specific projects and collaborations. Manager Roberto Maresca expressed excitement about Guardiola's return, noting that the stadium remains "his house" due to his decade-long impact at Manchester City.

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Pep Guardiola, former Manchester City manager, will attend the club's first home game since their guilty verdict in a Champions League match against Paris Saint-German at Etihad Stadium on October 14, 2026. Man City announced that Guardiola will serve as a Global Ambassador for the City Football Group, offering technical advice and collaborating on projects with affiliated clubs. Guardiola left Manchester City after winning 20 major trophies but was not implicated in financial misconduct during his tenure from July 2016 to June 2026. Current manager Maurizio Maresca expressed excitement about Guardiola's return, calling it a "nice feeling" given the Spaniard's decade-long impact on the club.

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Guardiola has largely kept a low profile since leaving Man City at the end of last season. asserted

Guardiola → keep → season

He was heavily linked with an immediate return to management, but turned down the chance to coach the Italian national side. asserted

He → link → side

While Guardiola’s reign overlapped with the period in which City were found to have seriously breached financial regulations, there is no suggestion that he was aware of any wrongdoing during his time at the club. asserted

he → overlap → club

Guardiola is set to prove Man City is indeed his club by attending first home game since the guilty verdict, which is against Paris Saint-Germain in a mouth-watering Champions League showdown tonight. asserted

which → set → showdown

It’s unclear as to what City have something planned for Guardiola in what will be the Spaniard’s first return to the Etihad since the final game of the 2025/26 campaign but Maresca is excited to welcome his predecessor back. uncertain

Maresca → ’ → predecessor

"I spoke with Pep, as I said a few days ago, after the [Manchester] United game," Maresca said in Tuesday’s press conference. asserted

Maresca → speak → conference

"I didn't speak with him after that. asserted

I → speak → that

In case he is coming, it is a nice feeling, especially for him, it has been his house for 10 years. asserted

it → come → years

“It is still his house for what he has done here, I think it is exciting for everyone." asserted

it → do → everyone

An official Man City statement revealed the Catalan “will continue his relationship with the City Football Group, by taking up a role as a Global Ambassador. "The role will see him giving technical advice to the clubs in the group, working on specific projects and collaborations”. Read More Guardiola arrived at the Etihad Stadium in July 2016 and left having won 20 major trophies, including an FA Cup and Carabao Cup double last season. asserted

Guardiola → reveal → double

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