Pep Guardiola: Players will be remembered for the rest of their lives

As long as Guardiola is at the helm, the sight of sky blue ribbons tied to trophy handles is going to become an ever-normal way of life in England, and beyond

CHAMPIONS: Manchester City's Erling Haaland with the Champions League trophy. Pic: PA

"It was written in the stars. It belongs to us,” said Pep Guardiola in the early hours of Sunday morning as Manchester City’s Champions League - and treble - celebrations roared into full swing at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul.

Perhaps. Or, perhaps, as cynics, and Manchester United supporters, would doubtless respond, it was also written in thousands of pages of legal documents that brought City to this point in the wake of mountains of allegations brought against them over alleged financial fair play irregularities.