Wayne Rooney makes title prediction for next season after Pep Guardiola bombshell

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Wayne Rooney fears Manchester City won’t be the same without Pep Guardiola (Picture: Getty) Wayne Rooney believes Pep Guardiola’s impending departure from Manchester City has rendered next season’s Premier League title race impossible to call. Guardiola still has a year remaining on his contract and City’s position on the matter has not changed throughout the season, despite persistent speculation.

Guardiola lifted a third FA Cup with City last weekend (Picture: Getty) Maresca, 46, worked as Guardiola’s assistant during their treble-winning campaign in 2022-23, having previously been part of City’s academy set-up. The Italian subsequently guided Leicester to promotion to the Premier League before joining Chelsea, where he won the Club World Cup and Conference League during his only full season in charge.

I think it’s the respect which he commands and the influence and the pull in signing players. ‘The talk is Maresca is going to go in and I just don’t think that will have the same impact from that point of view. ‘I really do think that opens it up and the Premier League next season is going to be so exciting. ‘You’ll have City with a new manager, Chelsea with a new manager, Man United, Liverpool potentially with a new manager. ‘The Premier League next season will be wide open to see who wins that title. Arrow MORE: Joao Pedro’s family react to heartbreaking Brazil World Cup snub Arrow MORE: Jurrien Timber injury update provided by Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman Arrow MORE: Why Pep Guardiola is leaving Man City and how he has reacted to the ‘leak’ In The Mixer’s World Cup special Get previews of every single team at the World Cup sent directly to your inbox, featuring the players to look out for, games you shouldn’t miss and Metro’s big England predictions.