"When I spoke with Jurgen he was so clear - 'if you don't do it, I will take the assistant job', he joked."
"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."
"Pep's brilliant, of course. He has a passion and a game-understanding from a different planet, in my opinion. The moment Pep called, the feeling was straight away really good. It was not a difficult decision."
Pep Lijnders, 43, replaced Juanma Lillo last summer as Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City after six years as Jurgen Klopp's assistant at Liverpool and a short spell as Red Bull Salzburg boss. Lijnders left Liverpool when Klopp departed at the end of the 2023-24 season, having helped win major trophies including the Premier League and Champions League. Klopp urged Lijnders to accept the City job, even joking he would take the assistant role himself if Lijnders declined. Lijnders praised Guardiola's passion and game understanding and said the offer was not a difficult decision. City sit second in the Premier League, seven points behind Arsenal.
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