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Pep Lijnders has been appointed as Man City's assistant coach(Image: Getty Images)

Pep Guardiola looks to have appointed an assistant manager who has a wealth of experience in dealing with big personalities in former Liverpool coach Pep Lijnders.

Manchester City announced the arrival of Lijnders on Tuesday, as Guardiola looks to shake-up the club's backroom staff ahead of the 2025/26 season.

The Dutchman worked with Jurgen Klopp for almost 10 years at the Reds and once discussed just how he deals with being No.



Yet the Spaniard can't be said to have hired a 'yes man.'

Back in July 2020, Lijnders claimed that he had a handle on Klopp's powerful and superstar-like temperament, as the duo forged an off-pitch relationship over racquet sport, padel.

"Jurgen is fanatical about it – and he's good, too," Lijnders said.

Lijnders' comments go some way to show that he's a coach that can keep major characters in check, as demonstrated by his refusal to massage his former boss' ego.

Pep Lijnders and Jurgen Klopp worked together for almost ten years(Image: Getty Images)

The news of Lijnders joining Liverpool's Premier League title rivals has naturally been controversial amongst Reds fans.

However, Lijnders' switch to the Citizens comes after he claimed that he would never work as an assistant manager again.

“I owe this club everything,” Lijnders told Liverpool's club’s website in February 2024.

2 is stellar, with Klopp often eager to praise his former right-hand man.

"I have been lucky enough to meet many, many people in football during my time in the game and I don’t think I have ever met anyone with the energy and enthusiasm he has for this game," Klopp said about Lijnders in 2023.

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“I think I have said in the past, there is nothing he does not know about this sport.
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