THE PROSPECT of Pep Guardiola leaving Manchester City seems rather remote, but the media is whipping-up a story that the enigmatic Spaniard is on the brink of leaving the Etihad for a stint as head coach at Juventus. The Guardian claimed that Pep has the “four year itch” and is ready to move on. The Waldorf and Statler’s of the football world continue to mutter about City’s “decline” this season, even though they could end up as Champions League winners and retain both the Football League Cup and FA Cup. Guardiola is unhappy, others insist, because his intense regime is unable to accept “failure”. Paul Merson, for example, said Pep has “been found out”, a harsh and contentious assessment of a man who has…