Man City has another secret weapon as Pep Lijnders impact clear ahead of Liverpool reunion

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Liverpool’s players will be reunited with Pep Lijnders when they face Manchester City on Sunday - but the Reds’ former assistant coach isn’t the only secret weapon Pep Guardiola might have up his sleeve. Lijnders is of course best remembered at Anfield for his stint as Jurgen Klopp’s assistant, during a period in which Liverpool became Premier League, European and world champions.

A few months later, Lijnders’ surprise return to the Premier League was confirmed as he was announced as Guardiola’s new assistant at City - and he wasn’t the only former Liverpool coach to arrive at the Etihad. Having been appointed as City’s new set-piece coach, French - along with Lijnders - will be aiming to give the Reds’ rivals an upper hand as they aim to narrow the gap on current league leader Arsenal.

Former Liverpool analyst James French (left) joined Kolo Toure and Pep Lijnders in Manchester City's coaching staff during the summer (Image: Getty Images) “It has been an incredible impact with us,” Guardiola said on working with Lijnders and French during his press conference on Friday. Learn more On both Lijnders and French, Guardiola said: “It’s not necessary to tell me how highly they speak about all of them, but the way they play (with) Arne (Slot) comparing that maybe they did slightly different things.