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More from Pep Guardiola's biographer Guillem Balague: "The answer came on Sunday - ‘yes, I can do that’.

"It’s tiring what he’s doing because it’s so demanding. It’s crazy the amount of hours they put in.

"As he always said, or said recently, he’s closer to leaving football than to continue for a long time.

"I think he wants to go to a national side and win things. It’s one of those dreams he’s had a for a long time."

Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist and Pep Guardiola's biographer

Pep Guardiola was given an offer of a new contract two months ago but only told Manchester City of his decision on Sunday.

He made the Football Association wait for two months when an approach was made about whether he had an interest in the England job and he wasn't convinced about that - or even staying at City - because he did not know what his lifestyle was going to be.

That was the priority. It wasn't about money, it wasn't about a sporting decision. It was 'what do I want to do with my life because my family are not here? Do I want to spend another year in Manchester? Do I want to go to the FA and do things at a different pace? Do I want a rest?'

His conclusion was 'I am ready for more'.

He told his very close circle on Sunday and he feels there are things to do and he has the energy for it. The Premier League is very demanding and perhaps in the past couple of years he has been physically at the limit, but he feels this year is extremely difficult with injuries to players and it will be easier next year.

Manchester United released a seven-minute video on Monday to mark Ruben Amorim's first training session as the club's head coach.

Players including Casemiro and Marcus Rashford put out positive posts on their social media accounts to state how well it had gone.

The editing of a session that would normally last more than an hour gave a few small clues about Amorim's thinking before his first match in charge at Ipswich on Sunday.

There was also a bit of fitness news - and a definite subtle message to try to suggest issues from Erik ten Hag's tenure are now being addressed.

BBC Sport's Simon Stone picked out five key themes, including what formation he might play and how Amorim will use midfielder Kobbie Mainoo.

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The Sun

The Sun mentions that Pep Guardiola is close to signing a new deal with Manchester City but leads on matters on the other side of Manchester, saying that United's new head coach Ruben Amorim has told the club it has failed in recent seasons because it has been playing in former manager Sir Alex Ferguson's shadow - not his spirit.

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Now then, Pep Guardiola has certainly had a big impact on the Premier League during his time with Manchester City, winning six league titles and the last four straight.

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The Daily Mail

Now let's have a quick look at today's newspapers, which feature news of Pep Guardiola agreeing a new deal with Manchester City, with the story having broken late on Tuesday.

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After joining Manchester City from Bayern Munich in 2016, Pep Guardiola went without a trophy in a season for the first time in his career.

Typically, he bounced back in 2017-18 to secure a double. In that campaign, City became the first top-flight English team to reach 100 points in a season with a win at Southampton on the final day. They also won the Carabao Cup.

In the following season, City became the first men's team to win the domestic treble in England, rounded off by an emphatic 6-0 FA Cup final win over Watford.

In 2019-20, the season affected by Covid-19, City won the EFL Cup, but Liverpool beat them to the Premier League title and Guardiola's side suffered Champions League disappointment when they were knocked out in a single-leg quarter-final by Lyon.

City's recent stranglehold on the Premier League began in 2020-21, with Guardiola's side winning their first of a historic four titles in a row, as well as claiming the EFL Cup again. They also reached their first Champions League final but were beaten 1-0 by Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea.

Another top-flight title was secured in 2021-22, with Guardiola becoming the second-most successful manager in Premier League history.

City became only the second men's English team, after rivals Manchester United, to win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup Treble when they pulled off that feat in 2022-23.

Victory over Inter Milan in Istanbul earned City their first Champions League title.

The triumph in Turkey also ended Guardiola's personal 12-year wait to win the tournament again after claiming two Champions League titles at Barcelona.

The Blues became the first team in English top-flight history to win four titles in a row in 2024, but they missed out on the Double when Manchester United pulled off a surprising win against their rivals in the FA Cup final.

Guardiola started his management career at Barcelona B, winning the Spanish fourth division, before becoming Barcelona boss in 2008.

He won three successive league titles to start his reign, including a Treble with the Copa del Rey and Champions League in 2009.

Guardiola left Barcelona in 2012 and took a one-year sabbatical before joining Bayern, where he won three league titles and two German Cups in three seasons, achievements that served to increase his long-standing appeal to City.

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Pep Guardiola wasn't the only one to agree a new deal in the Premier League on Tuesday as attacking midfielder Morgan Rogers has extended his contract with Aston Villa until 2030.

The 22-year-old joined Villa from Middlesbrough in January 2024 in a deal worth £8m plus a potential £7m in add-ons.

He helped Villa finish fourth in the Premier League last season and has become a regular in Unai Emery's team during the present campaign.

Rogers has scored three goals and registered three assists in 15 appearances for Villa this season and started in Champions League wins against Bayern Munich, Young Boys and Bologna.

His form earned an England call-up and he made his international debut when he came on as a substitute in the 3-0 Nations League win against Greece on Thursday.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

Wales pulled off an improbable return to the Nations League's top tier as they came from behind to beat Iceland convincingly in Cardiff – with Montenegro's win over Turkey helping secure promotion for Craig Bellamy’s side.

Turkey had started the night at the summit of Group B4, with Wales two points behind in second place and Iceland a further two points back in third.

Needing to win at Cardiff City Stadium while also hoping for a favour from Montenegro, Welsh hopes took an early hit as Andri Gudjohnsen fired Iceland ahead in the seventh minute, following up sharply after Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward had made a brilliant save from Orri Oskarsson's header.

But Liam Cullen's first two international goals – one from Brennan Johnson's inviting cross, the second helping Daniel James' half-saved shot over the line – put Wales in front at half-time.

Cullen set up Johnson to score Wales' third with a cool finish after the break, before Harry Wilson struck his fourth goal in five international appearances with a sumptuous dipping effort from 20 yards.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has agreed a one-year contract extension.

Although City are refusing to comment on a story that was first reported in The Athletic, multiple sources have confirmed Guardiola has elected to sign a new deal to take his stay at the club to 10 years.

The 53-year-old Spaniard joined City in 2016 and has won 18 trophies with the club so far, including six Premier League titles.

His contract had been due to expire at the end of the current season. There have been suggestions the new agreement will have the option of a second year, although this is not known at this stage.

During his time in Manchester, Guardiola has helped City become just the second English men's team to win the Treble - the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season.

They have also become the first men's team to win four successive English top-flight titles and to achieve 100 Premier League points in a single campaign.

And welcome to today's live football page, where we'll bring you all the latest news and updates, such as manager Pep Guardiola agreeing to sign a one-year contract extension with Manchester City.

We'll also have reaction to Wales' come-from-behind win over Iceland in the Nations League so stick with us as we'll be here right through to this afternoon.