Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola has committed his future to the Etihad club by agreeing a new two-year deal at the club.

The contract, which now runs to the summer of 2023, sees Guardiola commitment to Man City extended to seven years from his arrival in 2016.

The 49-year-old’s current five-year stay is already the longest he has stayed at one club since becoming a manager in 2008. This extension would see him overtake Joe Mercer and put him second on the club’s list of longest-serving post-war managers.

Since joining Man City, Guardiola has won eight major trophies. In total, the team has won 181 of the 245 matches under him with a win rate of 73.87 per cent.

After signing the new deal, Guardiola told the club’s official website: “Ever since I arrived at Manchester City I have been made to feel so welcome in the club and in the city itself- from the players, the staff, the supporters, the people of Manchester and the chairman and owner. Since then we have achieved a great deal together, scored goals, won games and trophies, and we are all very proud of that success.

“Having that kind of support is the best thing any manager can have. I have everything I could possibly want to do my job well and I am humbled by the confidence the owner, chairman, Ferran [Soriano] and Txiki [Begiristain] have shown in me to continue for two more years after this season.

“The challenge for us is to continue improving and evolving, and I am very excited and about helping Manchester City do that.”