With Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp set to leave Anfield at the end of the season, he will become the longest-serving manager in the Premier League.
Guardiola is also aiming to become the first manager to win four successive Premier League titles and is targeting a victory against Burnley at the Etihad on Wednesday night at 19:30 (UK).
And he says his players’ ability to keep challenging for trophies helps maintain his energy levels with their desire to keep winning proven by winning the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup already this season.
“I have incredible staff that support me and do the jobs that sometimes I am tired of doing, after many years,” he said. “I have more quality as a manager in terms of I select better the time to work and the time to disconnect a little bit.
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“And we have the passion to still be there, in three competitions. We’ve won two titles this season. Still we are in three more competitions. So, winning games helps you to have energy. When you are losing games, you are more tired.
“Seeing a team that is getting better and playing against difficult opponents, like at Goodison Park after the Club World Cup, or Newcastle away and Spurs away and see how the team behave.
“This shows me, we are still together, we are on the same path, and this gives you energy. Energy is not switch on or switch off. You have to reinstall it, reenergise every day.
“What you see, what you live in your personal life, and many things. And this is what we’re living now.
“That’s why when I said that one-and-half years is a lot of time, maybe we are going down, maybe I have lost the team or the team will struggle.
“That’s why we will have time to sit and talk and see how we feel on both sides.
“But we are so clear between the club and myself on those terms. It will not be a problem if we have to continue or if we don’t.”
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