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The former Liverpool assistant, once Klopp’s right-hand man, is now sitting beside Pep Guardiola in the Manchester City dugout. “I will not assist anyone else, that’s the moment I will go and I will manage,” he told Liverpool’s official website.He even repeated to FourFourTwo, “I will assist Jurgen and Jurgen only.
After this project I will be my own manager.” But less than a year later, the Dutchman has walked straight back into the assistant’s chair — this time beside Guardiola, Liverpool’s fiercest modern rival. It’s a decision that’s shocked Liverpool supporters, especially with Lijnders now preparing to face the club he spent nearly a decade serving.
I worked together with Pep Lijnders, he was an inspiration for me every day. One thing’s certain: when he steps out at the Etihad against Liverpool, all eyes will be on the man who once said “never again.”
