Cityzens boss Pep Guardiola edged out Jurgen Klopp to a trophy for the second time in three days as the Catalan claimed the League Managers’ Association manager of the year on Tuesday.
Congratulations Pep Guardiola, @BarclaysFooty Manager of the Season for a magnificent 2018/19 #PL campaign 👏 pic.twitter.com/imh3efzZE8
— Premier League (@premierleague) May 14, 2019
Guardiola’s City retained the Premier League title on Sunday, beating Klopp’s Liverpool by a single point at the end of a thrilling title race.
Having also won the League Cup earlier in the campaign, Guardiola’s side could complete a first ever domestic treble in English football when they face Watford in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.
🇪🇸 Pep Guardiola as manager:
🏟 581 Games
🏆 26 Trophies3 🏆🇪🇸 La Liga
3 🏆🇪🇸 Supercopa
2 🏆🇪🇸 Copa del Rey
1 🏆🇪🇸 Tercera3 🏆🇩🇪 Bundesliga
2 🏆🇩🇪 DFB-Pokal2 🏆🏴 Premier League
2 🏆🏴 League Cup3 🏆🌎 CW Cup
3 🏆🇪🇺 Super Cup
2 🏆🇪🇺 UCL🤯 A trophy won every 23 matches. pic.twitter.com/kf1fmui6Nb
— SPORF (@Sporf) May 12, 2019
Guardiola topped the vote ahead of Jurgen Klopp, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, who has led Spurs to their first ever Champions League final, and Nuno Espirito Santo of Wolves, who finished seventh in their first season back in the top flight.