Pep Guardiola gave brilliant answer when asked why he's never been sacked

Pep Guardiola gave a priceless answer when asked why he has never been sacked as a manager.

Guardiola has enjoyed a stellar managerial career, winning titles everywhere he has been.

From his legendary spell at Barcelona, where he won two Champions League titles, to his hugely successful stint at Bayern Munich and, of course, his trophy-laden career as Manchester City boss.

He's won an impressive six Premier League titles and inspired the club to their first ever Champions League triumph in their treble-winning campaign.

Unlike many managers in football, Guardiola has never been sacked, having always left on his own accord.

In a Man City press conference back in 2023, he was once asked why he has never been sacked as a manager.

"I will tell you a secret, we win games," he brilliantly replied. "If we don't win games, I would be sacked."

Guardiola added: "It's not because my hair is better than the other ones. I'm not sacked because we win a lot of games.

"In this country when I was younger it always had the tradition to keep the managers.

"What happens today with a lot of pressure for everyone, a lot of investment, in a way I understand there's a lot of pressure," he continued.

"Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It is what it is, you have to adapt."

Pep Guardiola celebrates a Manchester City goal on the touchline. image: Getty

Man City have won four league titles on the bounce but a fifth championship appears extremely unlikely considering their form this season.

The Blues have already lost six league games this campaign as Guardiola's side endure an uncharacteristic slump.

Despite the club's form, the hierarchy have shown no interest in parting ways with the 53-year-old, expressing their faith in the manager.

Guardiola addressed the sack claims ahead of his side's game against cross-town rivals Manchester United, which they lost 2-1.

"I would regret leaving now. I could not sleep, even worse than now. Leaving the situation, impossible," he explained. "They could sack me. That can happen. But leaving now? No option. If the board is not happy with me, they can do it. But leaving now in this position, no chance. When I feel it is time to leave, I will leave. What we have done is what we have done. The satisfaction to do it is done. I don’t have any target to make my life or my time here completely different. Impossible."