{"id":1088848,"date":"2019-05-14T10:53:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T09:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1088848"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:50:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:50:05","slug":"pep-guardiola-favourite-title-winning-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/pep-guardiola-favourite-title-winning-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City boss Pep Guardiola names his favourite title-winning season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pep Guardiola has recently described Manchester City’s latest title win as the “toughest” of his career, but it is not his favourite.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Catalan coach has ranked his first ever La Liga trophy with Barcelona in 2009 as his fondest memory in the dugout; a season in which they beat rivals Real Madrid 6-2 just four games before the campaign concluded.<\/p>\n

Guardiola’s fondest title moment: Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Man City clinched back-to-back Premier League titles on Sunday.<\/li>\n
  2. The Citizens finished the season just a point above Liverpool and became the first side to retain an English title in 10 years.<\/li>\n
  3. Despite this, Guardiola has chosen his maiden campaign in the Camp Nou dugout as his favourite title-winning season.<\/li>\n
  4. Barca clinched the 2008\/09 title nine points ahead of eternal adversaries Los Blancos.<\/li>\n
  5. Guardiola has cited the 6-2 win against Real at the Bernabeu just four games before the campaign finished as a key reason for his preference.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    A brace from Lionel Messi and\u00a0Thierry Henry, as well as goals from\u00a0Carles Puyol and\u00a0Gerard Pique ensured a comprehensive victory at the Bernabeu a decade ago for the Catalan coach.<\/p>\n

    Maximum reward against Juande Ramos’ side put Barca seven points clear of the capital club at La Liga’s summit with four matches remaining, and the club would ultimately hold out for Guardiola’s first piece of managerial silverware.<\/p>\n

    Fast forward 10 years, and the current City coach has picked up a plethora of awards and accolades across the continent, but he insists there is no greater feeling than clinching that first title in 2009.<\/p>\n

    When asked by reporters<\/a> if this season’s title win with City was the most enjoyable, Guardiola replied:\u00a0“Well, I wouldn’t say that because the first league with Barcelona, when we won 6-2 at the Bernabeu, was incredible for me.<\/p>\n

    “I was in my first year as coach in my hometown, with the club of my heart, with the club I love the most.<\/p>\n

    “But this was my most difficult, because of them [Liverpool], because of their quality.”<\/p>\n