Spaniard has his own philosophies that involve starting training with a game of 'rondos' and finding time to relax on the golf course
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PEP GUARDIOLA may have built the greatest team in Premier League history.
Manchester City have sealed the title in record-equalling fashion and need three more wins from their remaining five matches to break the league's highest points tally which stands at 95.
The Spaniard is the brains behind their total dominance this season that has seen them score 93 goals, 30 more than Manchester United, and lose just twice.
Guardiola, 47, arrived at the Etihad from Bayern Munich under a huge amount of pressure with massive expectations.
His debut season didn't go to plan as Chelsea walked away with the trophy.
But Guardiola persisted with his own unique philosophies on the field, in the canteen and on the training field.
Here are Pep's secrets to his success.
The majority of teams don't instruct their players to eat two meals together every day - but not Guardiola.
His first-team stars will be joined by the manager and members of the coaching staff first thing in the morning to eat breakfast .
Then after a training session they will return for lunch where they will be served up a hearty meal including fish, meat and veg.
Players are handed a box of mixed nuts to take home too.
He believes it is an essential tool to create a positive environment.
The former Barcelona boss can't stay away from the training ground.
He'll make sure he'll arrive before any of his players and have the day meticulously planned for their arrivals.
His attention to detail is so crucial that he even asks that the grass on the Etihad pitch is cut to 23mm.
He initially wanted it at 19mm, like it was at Barca and Bayern, but the grass in Manchester needed to be longer because of rainier and colder conditions.
City will always start training with a game of 'rondos'.
It is a game of keep-ball in a tiny area with two tacklers designed to improve a player's awareness and first touch.
Guardiola will head home around 7pm but not before everything is prepped for the following day.
On the day City were crowned champions, Guardiola wasn't watching Manchester United's defeat to West Brom on TV.
Instead he took his mind off matters by enjoying a round with his son.
During international breaks and a rare day off, he will dust off the clubs and play 18 holes.
He's also known for being hooked on TV box-sets including Narcos - a drama series based on Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Guardiola's relaxed manner, in which he wears just socks when walking inside the training ground, filters down to his players.
Guardiola rounded up the troops to take them on a trip to watch La La Land in the cinema.
Captain Vincent Kompany was tasked with arranging a paintballing trip.
Activities away from football has boosted the morale and togetherness in the camp.
Usually teams will stay in hotels on the night before clashes but Guardiola insists this can be damaging to family life.
Instead he wants his players to have happy relationships at home and travel in the morning to matches.
He has stuck with this principle at Barca and Bayern Munich too.
Guardiola remains a family man and spends free time with his wife and three children.
One the field, this has been the most crucial development to his team.
Guardiola realised the weakness in his first season but didn't want to disrupt the squad by bringing in more than six players.
So in the summer he made the big money signings of Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy.
He also landed Danilo and got the best out of Fabian Delph in a left-back role.
His coaches noticed that Sterling and Sane were reluctant to attack and expose the defensive frailties of former full-backs Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy and Aleksandar Kolarov.
But with blistering pace on the flanks now, the attacking duo are now given the freedom to express themselves in attack.
This campaign Sterling has scored 22 in all competitions. Last season he had 12.
Sane has 13 goals and 14 assists compared to the seven he had a year ago.