Star coach Pep Guardiola will be absent from Manchester City for some time. The Spaniard had to undergo back surgery.
The Spanish coach Pep Guardiola (52) from triple winners Manchester City underwent back surgery today. His club shared that. The former Bayern coach went under the knife in Barcelona. Literally, there is talk of a “routine emergency operation” that became necessary because the 52-year-old had been suffering from “severe back pain for some time”.
Pep Guardiola will probably be out for three weeks
The intervention was successful. Now Guardiola will “recover and rehabilitate in Barcelona”. The surgery was done by Dr. Made by Mireia Illueca. Guardiola’s duties at Manchester City will meanwhile be taken over by assistant coach Juanma Lillo (57). The club expect their coach to return after the September 4-12 international break. As a result, the coach would miss two league games. The group stage of the Champions League starts this season on September 19th and 20th.
Manchester City got off to a good start in the new season
Guardiola’s assistant Lillo coached Qatar club Al-Sadd last season. From 2020 to 2022, however, he had already been an assistant coach under Guardiola. He will now oversee the team during training sessions and in the two upcoming games against Sheffield United on August 27 and Fulham on September 2.
The English champions, cup winners and Champions League winners have had a successful start to the new season on the island. Burnley were beaten 3-0 and Newcastle 1-0. This puts the team level on points with Arsenal and Brighton at the top of the table. Manchester City also won the Uefa Super Cup 6-5 on penalties against Sevilla. “Everyone at Manchester City wish Pep a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him back in Manchester soon,” read the club’s official statement.
Source: Stern
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