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I believe in myself and the club - Amorim
Today's newspapers
The Guardian
The Guardian also leads on the news of Pep Guardiola signing a two-year contract extension at Manchester City.
It features a piece on how Ruben Amorim earned the top job at Manchester United and mentions how City and Arsenal won in the Women's Champions League on Thursday.
Image source, The GuardianPep Guardiola also said that being in charge of Manchester City "means so much" to him and he has "everything a manager could ever wish for" at the club.
"This is my ninth season here," he added. "We have experienced so many amazing times together. I have a really special feeling for this football club.
"Hopefully now we can add more trophies to the ones we have already won. That will be my focus."
Today's newspapers
Today's Daily Mail mentions how Pep Guardiola had planned to leave Manchester City next summer but he felt he couldn't do so after their recent losing run.
Image source, Daily MailMan City v Tottenham (Sat, 17:30 GMT)
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter
There was an element of surprise about Manchester City's announcement over Pep Guardiola's contract yesterday, not that he had agreed it, which we knew, but that it would last for two years rather than one.
It also means Pep is on track to beat a long-standing City record.
Guardiola has currently been in charge of the Blues for 490 matches. The only man ahead of him is Les McDowall - who reached 587 games between 1950 and 1963.
With a two-year deal, Guardiola will now go past that figure at some point, which given City's success in cup competitions in recent seasons will probably happen by the end of next term.
Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract extension with Manchester City that runs to 2027.
Across town, Ruben Amorim has joined Manchester United on a contract that runs until 2027.
So today's poll is a simple one, which one will stay in the Premier League longer?
Click at the top of the page to have your say.
Image source, Reuters
Image source, EPAManchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he could not leave the club after suffering four consecutive defeats for the first time in his coaching career.
He has signed a two-year contract extension until 2027 on the back of defeats to Tottenham, Brighton, Sporting and Bournemouth.
"I felt I could not leave now. Maybe the four defeats was why," Guardiola told the club's website.
"I think we deserve, after four defeats in a row, to bounce back and try to turn the situation. I think we deserve to be here. I am not arrogant to say, but it's the truth."
Guardiola said he is determined to help City "overcome" their current difficult predicament and reach a level where they "are more stable and more consistent" to scale the heights of the past.
"We have to recover that because right now we don't have it and that's the target we have to do," he added.
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter
This is significant news given the indications were that Pep Guardiola was only going to fully commit to an additional year with Manchester City.
Two seasons will take Guardiola to 11 years at the club, which in the current era of managers lasting a dozen games in some instances, feels like a lifetime.
It is also a show of faith by Guardiola in City, with it the potential for huge penalties if the club lose their disciplinary case over the 115 charges.
As a manager, Guardiola will forever be entwined with that great Barcelona side including Lionel Messi that won two Champions Leagues in three seasons and has gone down as one of the greatest of all time.
His achievements at City will not eclipse those. But by the time he is finished, the best manager of his generation will have spent almost three times longer in Manchester. He currently has 18 trophies with City. Few would bet against that number reaching well into the twenties before his work in the city is done.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract until 2027.
The 53-year-old Spaniard joined City in 2016 and has won 18 trophies, including six Premier League titles.
His contract had been due to expire at the end of the current season.
Image source, PA MediaThe Premier League returns on Saturday so we have a bumper day of news conferences in store. Stick with us throughout the day for news updates as we're set to hear from 13 Premier League bosses, including the new Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim.
We'll also bring you reaction to the big news that dropped late on Thursday involving Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola...
That doesn't leave much time to do your Christmas shopping does it?
The dates when you can hit the shops without missing any men's English football are 2, 17 and 23 December.
That is, of course, unless you're planning on doing your shopping online during half-time!
After the third international break of the 2024-25 season, men's club football returns later as Wayne Rooney's Plymouth host Watford in the Championship.
Now get this... that kicks off a remarkable run of games that means between today and Christmas Eve, there will be only three days that don't feature a match in either the Premier League, Championship, Champions League, Europa League or EFL Cup.
We've not even opened our advent calendars yet - well, you shouldn't have anyway! - but is it fair to say that football's festive season starts here??
