What Was Pep Guardiola Really Worth to Manchester City?

Manchester City spent years building a club capable of attracting Pep Guardiola. Now that he's gone, we're about to find out whether they built something capable of succeeding without him.

After 10 years, six Premier League titles and a Champions League triumph, Guardiola leaves Manchester City as much more than its most successful manager.

Sky Sports reporter Ben Ransom had a front-row seat for the Guardiola era. He has covered City for more than a decade, interviewed Pep one-on-one countless times and followed the club through its transformation into one of the dominant forces in world football.

Ben joins Scott Keenan to go inside the Manchester City project: from Sheikh Mansour's 2008 takeover and the years spent building towards Guardiola's arrival, to Pep's impact on City's status, recruitment, revenues and global reputation.

They explore whether Pep made Manchester City bigger or City's money and ambition made Pep bigger; why Guardiola became the public face of the club; what his presence meant when attracting elite players; and how City built its business off the pitch alongside its extraordinary success on it.

They also discuss the unresolved Premier League financial case and its impact on Guardiola's legacy, before looking ahead to Enzo Maresca and the biggest test yet of the Manchester City project:

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