<p class="title">Manchester City wants to keep Pep Guardiola at the helm for many years to come, says the English champions chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Guardiola -- who stayed for four seasons with Barcelona and three terms with Bayern Munich -- took over at City in 2016 and is under contract till 2021.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Spaniard -- who has guided City to successive league titles and an unprecedented domestic treble last term -- nipped speculation in the bud that he would leave at the end of this campaign by saying last week he wanted to stay longer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This season has been a testing one for him in the title race, though, with Liverpool holding a nine-point lead over City with just over a third of the campaign gone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Whilst they reached the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday they still have hanging over them a possible ban from the competition next season over allegedly breaching UEFA's financial fair play rules.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Al Mubarak said Guardiola was much more than just a great manager and he would like him to remain at the club for a long time to come.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Pep has been an incredible asset to this organization," Al Mubarak told Sky Sports.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We can speak about his managerial accomplishments for hours, but I think as a person, as an individual, as a friend, he's been a core part of what we've accomplished here over the last three years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He's very committed, we're committed to him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have a great relationship, we have a great environment here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The people around him, the team we have in place today, the relationships I have with them, this is really an environment that's conducive to success for both him and everyone involved in this organization.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"So I'm very satisfied with his commitment and our commitment to him and I'm looking forward to the continuity of this for years to come."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Al Mubarak is also confident that Guardiola can turn the tables on Liverpool in the title race.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I think in Pep we have a leader who has shown time and time again his ability to continuously evolve and continuously challenge," said Al Mubarak.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We've been in this position not once, but many times before, and we've shown the character always consistently to come back.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We're up for it and there's still a long way to go, (we're) still in November and we'll see where we end up in May, but certainly we're up for it."</p>
<p class="title">Manchester City wants to keep Pep Guardiola at the helm for many years to come, says the English champions chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Guardiola -- who stayed for four seasons with Barcelona and three terms with Bayern Munich -- took over at City in 2016 and is under contract till 2021.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Spaniard -- who has guided City to successive league titles and an unprecedented domestic treble last term -- nipped speculation in the bud that he would leave at the end of this campaign by saying last week he wanted to stay longer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This season has been a testing one for him in the title race, though, with Liverpool holding a nine-point lead over City with just over a third of the campaign gone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Whilst they reached the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday they still have hanging over them a possible ban from the competition next season over allegedly breaching UEFA's financial fair play rules.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Al Mubarak said Guardiola was much more than just a great manager and he would like him to remain at the club for a long time to come.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Pep has been an incredible asset to this organization," Al Mubarak told Sky Sports.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We can speak about his managerial accomplishments for hours, but I think as a person, as an individual, as a friend, he's been a core part of what we've accomplished here over the last three years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He's very committed, we're committed to him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have a great relationship, we have a great environment here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The people around him, the team we have in place today, the relationships I have with them, this is really an environment that's conducive to success for both him and everyone involved in this organization.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"So I'm very satisfied with his commitment and our commitment to him and I'm looking forward to the continuity of this for years to come."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Al Mubarak is also confident that Guardiola can turn the tables on Liverpool in the title race.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I think in Pep we have a leader who has shown time and time again his ability to continuously evolve and continuously challenge," said Al Mubarak.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We've been in this position not once, but many times before, and we've shown the character always consistently to come back.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We're up for it and there's still a long way to go, (we're) still in November and we'll see where we end up in May, but certainly we're up for it."</p>