Pep Lijnders to take charge of Man City vs Liverpool in FA Cup after Pep Guardiola decision
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesManchester City FCPep Lijnders will take charge of Manchester City for their FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool after Pep Guardiola was banned from the touchline for the gamePep Lijnders will take charge against his former club in the FA Cup(Image: Marc Atkins/Getty Images)Pep Lijnders will assume control of Manchester City for next month's FA Cup quarter-final against his former employers Liverpool, whilst Pep Guardiola serves a touchline suspension.The ex-Reds assistant - who worked with Jurgen Klopp across two separate periods at Anfield and played a part in the club's Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and two League Cup victories - made the controversial switch to join City as Guardiola's number two last summer following his spell at Red Bull Salzburg, which came to an abrupt conclusion when he was sacked in December 2024.The Dutch coach has swiftly established himself as a valued member of Guardiola's coaching staff, and will now assume managerial duties against his previous club when the sides meet in the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium on the weekend of April 4.READ MORE: Liverpool has 6 players missing vs. Galatasaray as Arne Slot handed fresh double blowREAD MORE: Galatasary manager slams 'unfair' Champions League punishment before Liverpool gameGuardiola collected his sixth caution of the campaign during City's 3-1 triumph at Newcastle in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday evening, and will consequently serve a two-match touchline suspension.The City manager angrily confronted fourth official Lewis Smith following Kieran Trippier's foul on Jeremy Doku at St James' Park.Fresh rules implemented for this season dictate that Premier League managers are banned for one fixture upon receiving three yellow cards, with six cautions resulting in a two-match suspension.The suspension only covers Premier League and FA Cup fixtures, meaning Guardiola will be absent from the touchline for this weekend's visit to West Ham and the cup encounter with Liverpool, though he'll be present in the dugout for the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal on March 22.He'll also be there for both legs of the Champions League last-16 fixture against Real Madrid.Pep Guardiola will serve a two-match touchline ban(Image: Richard Sellers/Allstar, Getty Images)After receiving the caution at Newcastle, Guardiola remarked: "I will tell you something - we have all the records in this country, all of them, despite everything.
We have the record of the manager with the most yellow cards. I want all records and now I have it, two-game ban now and I will go on holidays the next two games."There are things after 10 years I cannot understand.
Of course I'm going to defend Doku and all my teams."Lijnders played down the controversy surrounding his move to City ahead of his first return to Anfield in the Premier League fixture last month, revealing that Klopp had encouraged him to take the role."When I spoke with Jurgen he was so clear, 'If you don't do it, I will take the assistant job'," Lijnders told BBC Sport. "You cannot put away 10 years of Liverpool that easily, but I'm really proud to come to a club of this magnitude, so successful over the last 10 years and with a manager that defined football."Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Manchester City FCPep LijndersLiverpool FCFA CupPep Guardiola