Saturday 1 October 2016 01:39, UK
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will be even better in their second and third years under his guidance than they currently are.
City will bid to extend their perfect Premier League start to a seventh straight win at Tottenham on Nissan Super Sunday.
Guardiola is convinced the strength and quality of his side will only continue to grow during his current three-year contract at the Etihad Stadium - and has not ruled out extending his stay with the club.
The Spaniard was pleased with the spirit shown by his side in their midweek UEFA Champions League draw at Celtic - but believes it underlines the fact that perfection is still some way off.
Guardiola said: "In my second and third year here we will be better than we are now. The results are almost perfect but the performances will improve more over time.
"We have won most of our games because of our enthusiasm, at the start a new coach wins a lot of games, but to create something more stable and more controlled you need more time.
"In my first year at Barcelona we won the title but by my fourth year we were better than my first year. In my third year in Munich we were better than my first year."
Guardiola admitted he made the decision to leave his two previous roles relatively abruptly, and said he would have to fulfil a number of conditions in order to extend his stay with City beyond his current deal.
"I am so happy here so I'm not just thinking about 'will it just be three years?'" he added.
"When I decided to say goodbye to Barcelona and Bayern Munich I decided in the last year. I said 'okay it's enough'.
"I can stay more time or less. Less I know will happen depends on the results or if the chairman is not happy with me or our job. That always happens.
"But if they are happy with me I can stay that period and I am happy and they are happy, why not longer?"
