Guardiola shocked supporters on Friday morning by officially confirming his summer departure, concluding a highly transformative ten-year reign. Looking back at his early executive choices upon arriving in Manchester in 2016, the manager highlighted his immediate handling of long-serving goalkeeper Joe Hart.

Hart was ruthlessly dropped in favour of Claudio Bravo following a difficult European Championship campaign, restricted to just a single Champions League qualifying appearance against Steaua Bucharest before being exiled on loan.