Pep Guardiola says he will play no part in identifying his successor at Manchester City, with the Spaniard set to depart after Sunday's season finale against Aston Villa, ending a decade at the Etihad Stadium.

Former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, a one-time City assistant, is the club's expected candidate for the role. Guardiola, however, has made clear the decision belongs entirely to the club.

"It doesn't work to copy and paste in this kind of job," said Guardiola. "You have to be unique, natural and yourself and the new manager will be himself. The moment it starts to be a copy for another one... Everyone is everyone. It has to be like that. And that's why everything is going to be good."

City also await a verdict in their long-running Premier League legal case stemming from 115 charges of alleged financial wrongdoing filed in February 2023. Guardiola, 55, expressed full confidence in the club's position.

"I trust them," he said. "I trust them! Because I spoke with them and I trust how they behave and how they did. So what happened, there will be the resolution. I trust them."

Guardiola has been linked with national team positions following his City exit, including a potential England role. He stopped short of ruling it out but indicated any return to management remains distant.

"I don't have any absolute plan about my future except to rest and go to recover my time that I missed with my kids when they were growing [up] and many things I've not done I want to do," said Guardiola. "I don't think for one second thinking about anything related to football for the next time, for the next years.

"I need to rest, I need to reflect. Afterwards we will see what happens. I don't have a plan, just to rest and do a lot of things I want to do that I didn't do in the past, stupid things that I want to do."

Among the most decorated club managers in football history, Guardiola won six Premier League titles during his tenure at City.