Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the support of his staff has been key in him signing a new contract.

Guardiola, having penned terms to 2023, insists without the positive spirit and unwavering support he receives from across the first-team setup at the CFA, he would not have remained at City.

“Everyday, I talk to my backroom staff," he said. “So for me, it's more important my relationship I have with Juanma [Lillo], Rodolfo [Borrell], Carles [Planchart], with all the physios, all the doctors we have, Max [Sala], who did an incredible job in this difficult period with lockdown.

"It's not just Txiki and Ferran, that is important, but it's also important the people I work with every single day.

"The chefs, the sports analysts, Marc Boixasa is an incredibly important person for us in this organisation. I would say a lot of them.

"This is the reason I decide to continue. I work every day with them, I want to be comfortable with them.

"If I wasn't comfortable with them, I wouldn't have extended my contract."