Any longer a debate about Guardiola's place at top of the pantheon? 

Pep Guardiola made it 12 league titles in 15 seasons of management at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and in east Manchester.

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola, right, celebrates with Manchester City's Phil Foden at the end of the English Premier League win over West Ham. Pic: AP Photo/Dave Thompson.

Pep Guardiola’s brilliance arguably reached its zenith as he led Manchester City to a fourth consecutive Premier League title with the minimum of fuss at the Etihad yesterday.

Afterwards, glowing in the light of his latest success, Guardiola admitted he will be back next season - but possibly not beyond.