ABU DHABI: Manchester City have announced that the newly developed and expanded North Stand at the Etihad Stadium will be named The Pep Guardiola Stand. The stand will be fully opened for the first time for the manager’s final game in charge at the club, the concluding game of the season against Aston Villa on Sunday. City owner Sheikh Mansour has bestowed the honor in recognition of the contribution Guardiola has made during his 10 historic years as manager of the club. As part of the renaming, a statue of Guardiola will also be commissioned, and feature on the approach to the stand.

Pep Guardiola said he is leaving Manchester City at the end of the season, bringing to a close a trophy-laden, 10-year spell in which he established the club as one of major…

During his 10-year reign, City have won 20 trophies, including six Premier League titles

Guardiola will leave the club this summer after a trophy-laden decade in Manchester