Pep Guardiola’s messy exit a distraction Man City can ill afford

Guardiola era ends at Man City as Maresca lined up to inherit historic dynasty

He could add one more to his tally if City win their final two matches of the season against Bournemouth and Aston Villa and Arsenal fail to beat Crystal Palace on Sunday's final round of Premier League fixtures.

Antoine Semenyo, who joined City from Bournemouth in January for 65 million pounds ($87.04 million), struck the game's only goal ​in the second half.

City are not currently commenting on the matter, but work towards his anticipated exit is under way at City ahead of their final game against Aston Villa this weekend.