The English club reported that the Catalan coach is out for the upcoming Citizens games.
Pep Guardiola underwent surgery on Tuesday, August 22, as Manchester City announced through an official statement on their social networks.
Why did Guardiola have surgery, who will replace him and which matches will the Manchester City manager miss?
The former FC Barcelona coach had been suffering from severe back pain for some time, according to the official statement from Manchester City.
In this sense, Citizen’s team reported on Tuesday that Guardiola “has been flown to Barcelona to undergo emergency surgery by Dr Mireia Illueca” and that “the surgery was a success”. “Our coach will recover and begin his rehabilitation in Barcelona,” the statement said.
“In his absence, second manager Juanma Lillo will be responsible for the training of the first team and will take over Pep’s duties during matches. He is expected to return after the next international break. Everyone at City wishes Pep a speedy recovery and we hope to see him.” back in Manchester soon.”
Guardiola will therefore not play against Sheffield United on August 27, nor against Fulham on September 2, both games for the Premier League. He would return on September 16 for the squad against West Ham United, also for the domestic game.
Source: Goal