Pep Guardiola has always said he will take a number of factors into consideration when he decides on his future. The first caveat is that his owners have to be satisfied with results to want to give him a new deal.
That has not been in doubt since 2017, with so much effort going into getting the Catalan that there was patience after a tough first season.
City's manager has also said from the first day that he will walk away when his players do not look at him in the same way and are no longer motivated in the same way.
When he feels he has stopped being the best person to get through to the team, it is time to leave. READ MORE: Man City are quietly cancelling out the biggest major Arsenal advantage READ MORE: 'Proper nonsense' Man City outcast has to go again after bruising week There have certainly been challenges to his authority over the course of eight years and numerous players that have disagreed with his decisions and grown tired of his methods.