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Pep Guardiola broke down in tears mid-match as the curtain came down on his 10 years at Manchester City alongside captain Bernardo Silva on Sunday.

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Guardiola, who on Friday confirmed Daily Mail Sport's exclusive that he will leave at the end of the season, is preparing to take charge of his final home game on Sunday against Aston Villa.

Prince William threw his arms around fellow fans and joked he would go dancing in the fountains as he celebrated Aston Villa's 'surreal' win in the Europa League final.

NATHAN SALT IN ISTANBUL: Unai Emery has called on Aston Villa's bosses to match his ambition as he bids to turn the club into a European juggernaut after winning the Europa League.

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN ISTANBUL: On one row, there was Prince William, cheering his team on to Europa League glory. On the next, a player with a decade in English football.

The Prince of Wales - patron of the Football Association- was spotted at Besiktas Park punching the air in delight as Unai Emery's side lifted their first major trophy in 30 years.

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The final whistle in Istanbul last night secured Aston Villa their first major trophy in 30 years, but also unleashed an intensity of emotion in Prince William never seen before.

By dismantling Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul on Wednesday night, Villa have potentially opened the door to the possibility of a sixth Premier League side qualifying for the Champions League.

Prince William shared some final words of support before kick-off in the dressing room and McGinn was left hoping His Royal Highness would put his hand in his pocket to get the party started.

Villa are back. Outstanding strikes from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia inside seven minutes at the end of the first half were enough to see off Freiburg and seal the Europa League title.

Unai Emery gathered his players in a circle and stood on the centre spot. As they prepared for their final training session at Tupras Stadium in the Istanbul sunshine, he had to know they were ready.

Aston Villa stars rose to the occasion of the Europa League final with Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia scoring two stunning goals to help Unai Emery's earn glory in Istanbul.

The Prince of Wales, one of the club's most high-profile supporters, was seen punching the air after Villa surged to victory at Besiktas Park, on a night that delivered their first major trophy in 30 years.

William, who has supported the Birmingham club since his schooldays and is expected to be in the stands for the clash.

Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Aston Villa take on Freiburg in the Europa League final at Tupras Stadium in Turkey.

Villa take on Freiburg tonight in a bid to claim European glory, and thousands of supporters have made the trip to Turkey to cheer on Unai Emery's men against their Bundesliga opponents.

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN ISTANBUL: Martinez has had a glittering period of success with Argentina, winning two Copa America titles either side of the 2022 World Cup.

If Villa win the Europa League, John McGinn will be their first captain to lift a major trophy since Andy Townsend in 1996. Not bad for a player who was not even included in Unai Emery's first Villa XI.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been seen out in Manchester for the first time since Daily Mail Sport reported on Monday that he is set to leave the club at the end of the season.

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Pep Guardiola, one of the greatest coaches in the history of English football, will stand down as Manchester City manager after Sunday's final Premier League game of the season.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: If penalty shootouts are a lottery, then having Martinez in goal is like holding the winning ticket.

TNT Sports, the rights holders of the competition in the United Kingdom, are understood to have left UEFA seething with their decision to charge viewers to watch the game later this month.

Victory against Freiburg would be the first time Aston Villa have lifted the European Cup since 1982.

Salah appeared to take aim at Slot in a bombshell social media post on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Reds were beaten 4-2 by Aston Villa to heap the pressure on the Liverpool manager.

He wrote: 'I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there.

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TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: The Reds had one of their greatest European nights in the Turkish city. Unlike Villa, Arne Slot 's men still have work to do to qualify for the competition.

Jamie Carragher had little time for Alexis Mac Allister's 'embarrassing' attempt to see Aston Villa rival Ezri Konsa handed his marching orders during Liverpool's testy Premier League clash.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Aston Villa welcome Liverpool to Villa Park in the Premier League.

Arne Slot maintains he never considered quitting as Liverpool manager after a tough Premier League title defence and widespread criticism.

Harvey Elliott is facing another summer of indecision with neither Liverpool nor Aston Villa interested in the midfielder, after a troubling season out in the cold in Birmingham.

The Reds head coach has been under scrutiny for several months after the Premier League champions' title defence fell apart and Liverpool had to settle for a top five finish.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Aston Villa fans unable to watch the Europa League Final on a giant screen at Villa Park are hopeful Birmingham City Council will come to their rescue.

The Prince of Wales, 43, attended the side's semi-final second leg at Villa Park last week, where he celebrated at full-time after their 4-0 win overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Nottingham Forest .

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NATHAN SALT AT TURF MOOR: It would be worth Aston Villa realising that for all this season still promises, they haven't secured Champions League football yet.

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Sky Sports pundit and former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie was moved by security after 'winding up' Nottingham Forest fans on Thursday night. 

As they sat around a table at Bodymoor Heath planning Aston Villa's Europa League semi-final against Nottingham Forest, the club's key executives settled on their trump card.

A mad, stressful and expensive dash across Europe awaits thousands of Aston Villa and Crystal Palace fans later this month.

Villa currently sit fifth in the Premier League and if they are to finish in that position and win the Europa League, sixth place in the league will also earn Champions League qualification .

Prince William appeared to pass on words of encouragement - if not tactical advice - to Aston Villa manager Unai Emery ahead of his side's stunning Europa League comeback.

NATHAN SALT: Nottingham Forest walked into a storm and never managed to find a way out on a chastening evening that ended their hopes of Champions League football for next season.

Prince William's raw emotion was on full display on Thursday night after seeing his beloved Aston Villa side reach the Europa League final.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: How fitting it was that John McGinn, who joined this club when they were in the Championship, should score twice and produce a barnstorming performance just when it was needed.

Re-live Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest did battle in the Europa League semi-final.

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As John McGinn discussed Aston Villa's peculiar situation with a small group of reporters in the Oak Room at Villa Park last Friday, he went to the heart of Unai Emery's status at the club.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: When Nottingham Forest began planning for life in the Premier League after a 23-year absence, they knew who they wanted to emulate.

Gibbs-White had several stitches in a facial wound after a collision with Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez while Murillo has not played since sustaining a hamstring injury on April 19.

Villa will reach the final of the Europa League if they can overcome Nottingham Forest by at least two goals on Thursday and move a step closer to their first major prize since 1996.

Morgan Gibbs-White has revealed the extent of his brutal head injury suffered during Nottingham Forest's 3-1 win at Chelsea on Bank Holiday Monday.

Aston Villa fans have expressed their anger on social media after their heavily-rotated side lost to relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening.

MATT BARLOW AT VILLA PARK: What a difference a win makes. Just as Roberto De Zerbi said it would. Victory in Wolverhampton followed by victory at Aston Villa.

Re-live Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Aston Villa hosted Tottenham at Villa Park in the Premier League.

Beyond the excuses about injuries and managerial turmoil, Tottenham have laboured for much of this season without serious goal threat from their stable of expensive strikers.

The skillful winger was compared in style to Manchester City's Phil Foden when he broke through at Villa's academy where he was a member of the 2021 FA Youth Cup winning side.

Daily Mail Sport understands Bundesliga side Schalke have already made an initial offer for the Scotland U21 international while Ajax are also interested.

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With Morgan Rogers likely to be targeted by the Premier League's wealthiest clubs and others likely to move on, Villa are looking for players who can operate across the attacking line.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CITY GROUND: Emery was raging at the lack of intervention from the men on VAR duty, Tiago Martins and Andre Narciso.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CITY GROUND: Emiliano Martinez is a master at winding up opponents, supporters and maybe even his own coaches and team-mates.

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England international Missy Bo Kearns says she spent 'four days of hell in hospital' after suffering a miscarriage and contracting sepsis last month.

ROBERT DUNFORD AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery admits his side must up its goalscoring game at the business end of the season.

Terry had an epiphany a few years ago, when he was assistant to Dean Smith at Aston Villa, and an unnamed player in the squad had gone off the boil. His response had been to rip into him.

JACK GAUGHAN: The 23-year-old has excelled in recent months when called upon by Pep Guardiola, while Tottenham and Aston Villa are two Premier League sides with keen interest in the youngster.

CIARAN FOREMAN AT VILLA PARK: Tammy Abraham's sensational 94th-minute winner fired Aston Villa one step closer to Champions League qualification in a ding-dong victory over Sunderland.

The 39-year-old, who retired from playing in 2019, is among the ex-footballers to have tried their hand in the squared circle. But on A Night To Remember II, he failed to see the second round.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Nottingham Forest moved a step closer to reviving their glorious European history as they prepare to meet Aston Villa.

JAMES SHARPE AT VILLA PARK: But right when it matters, with Villa in search of Champions League football via either European glory or domestic success, Watkins has found it again.

The Argentina goalkeeper was named in the starting XI for last Sunday's match at Nottingham Forest but pulled out during the warm-up - the third time this has happened this season.

Martinez made little secret of his wish to leave Villa last summer and attracted interest from Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CITY GROUND: Given Aston Villa's wretched fortunes at this ground in recent seasons, Unai Emery was probably happy to escape with a point.