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Pep Guardiola has dismissed suggestions he is considering taking a break from football.
Reports have claimed the Manchester City manager could take a sabbatical if he guides his side to Champions League victory next year.
Guardiola has had an extended break before, enjoying a year off after leaving Barcelona before taking over at Bayern Munich in 2013.
Yet with two years remaining on his contract at the Etihad Stadium, the 48-year-old insists such thoughts are not in his mind.
Speaking to media at a golf event in Spain, Guardiola said: "No. I do not take sabbatical years. I am young and I have desire.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Ederson - 8.5/10 Staked his claim to be the Premier League’s best goalkeeper with an impressive second season. Distribution always highlighted, but does the basics of goalkeeping brilliantly too.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Aro Muric - 7/10 Stepped into Ederson’s shoes for the majority of the victorious EFL Cup campaign and proved to be an able deputy.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Kyle Walker - 6/10 Not as impressive as last season and, being almost 29-years-old, he is at risk of competition from a fresher, younger model next season.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Danilo - 6/10 Dependable when called upon, the full-back’s ability to play on either side of defence is also a useful attribute.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Aymeric Laporte - 9.5/10 Superb. A near ever-present who fits the profile of a Guardiola centre-half perfectly and was adept at filling in a left-back if required. Even scored a number of important goals.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Vincent Kompany - 8/10 A fine farewell from the club captain. What better note to end 11 years of service on than that goal against Leicester? Impressed during the run-in too.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings John Stones - 6/10 Began the campaign as Laporte’s first-choice partner, yet slipped down the pecking order and was not even in the squad for the Old Trafford derby.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Nicolas Otamendi - 6/10 Did well last year but lost his regular starting place this season, playing just no more than four consecutive league games. Could return to Spain in the summer.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Benjamin Mendy - 4/10 A second season spoiled by injury, but whereas Mendy had credit in the bank this time last year, disciplinary issues and questions over his attitude mean he is out of favour.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Oleksandr Zinchenko - 8/10 Deserves immense credit for stepping in at left-back in Mendy’s absence and rarely letting City down. Guardiola is delighted with the Ukrainian’s dedication.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Fabian Delph - 5/10 After filling in at left-back so well last season, seemed to lose Guardiola’s trust this year. Seemed to make a costly mistake on the rare occasions he was given an opportunity.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Fernandinho - 8.5/10 Older than Kompany and deployed in a more demanding role but still consistently excellent. Missed while injured over difficult December. Performance in win over Liverpool a highlight.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Ilkay Gundogan - 8/10 Easily underappreciated but chipped in with several excellent performances during the title run-in. Tying him down to a new contract would be wise.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Phil Foden - 7/10 Continued his development with a handful of starts towards the end of the campaign, scoring the only goal in the crucial league win over Tottenham.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Kevin De Bruyne - 6/10 A difficult year for City’s best player, whose season was interrupted by two serious knee ligament injuries and other niggles. He will be back.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings David Silva - 6/10 The first signs that he is not the force he once was? Silva failed to scale his usual heights and is probably no longer part of Guardiola’s first-choice midfield.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Bernardo Silva - 9.5/10 Simply brilliant. Always earmarked as a replacement for his namesake, he has surpassed him in the pecking order after a making his influence felt in almost every game he played.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Leroy Sané - 7/10 The lows outweighed the highs. Scored a crucial goal against Liverpool but yet to establish himself in Guardiola’s thinking and now faces an uncertain future.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Raheem Sterling - 9/10 A shining light on and off the pitch, Sterling built on the massive strides he made last season. With Guardiola’s help, he has become one of the deadliest in front of goal in Europe.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Riyad Mahrez - 6/10 A difficult first year at the club for City’s record signing. The Anfield penalty miss could have proved costly but a goal at Brighton on the final day made up for it.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Sergio Aguero - 9/10 32 goals in all competitions tells it all. Aguero may now be the wrong side of 30 but he is also more attuned to what Guardiola wants than ever before.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Gabriel Jesus - 5/10 Previously a rival to Aguero for a starting spot, he is now most certainly an understudy. Difficulties settling down in Manchester may have contributed to patchy form.
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Manchester City 2018-19 player ratings Pep Guardiola - 9/10 Emerged out from a difficult Christmas period to win 14 striaght league matches and win the title. 198 points over two seasons is extraordinary.
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"The news comes out and many things are not true. If they do not kick me out, I'll stay there."
Guardiola also emphatically denied speculation linking him with Juventus last month.
City won an unprecedented treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup last season.
Their next challenge is to win the Champions League after defeats in the quarter-finals in the past two years.
Guardiola said: "We all want to win the Champions League because it is the most beautiful thing. The important thing is to try again and in our case we will do it again.
"If we fail, we will try again, as the important thing is to be there until the end."
Following Real Madrid's signing of Eden Hazard in a deal that could potentially cost £130million, Guardiola also made an ironic comment about the perception City are viewed as the game's big spenders.
"Real Madrid are signing good players, but only Manchester City spend money here," he said.
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