"Image source, Getty Images Manager Pep Guardiola missed media duties before Manchester City's Premier League trip to Tottenham because of a "personal matter" on Friday. The City boss was scheduled to hold a lunchtime news conference to preview Sunday's game but the club later confirmed assistant boss Pep Lijnders would take his place. On Thursday, Guardiola was dressed in a black and white keffiyeh to give a speech in support of Palestinian children at a charity concert in his home city of Barcelona."
"Asked about Guardiola's absence, Lijnders said: "The manager is good as always, full of ambition and passion but he has a personal matter. He will arrive back in Manchester today." City players were not at the training ground on Friday as they were given a day off, while Guardiola is scheduled to take training on Saturday, before travelling to London to face Spurs."
Pep Guardiola missed media duties before Manchester City's Premier League trip to Tottenham because of a personal matter. Assistant coach Pep Lijnders replaced Guardiola at the scheduled news conference. Guardiola had attended a charity concert in Barcelona wearing a black and white keffiyeh and expressed support for Palestinian children, saying they had been left alone and abandoned. City players were given a day off on Friday, and Guardiola is due to lead training on Saturday before travelling to London. This is the third time this season Guardiola has missed pre- or post-match duties, with previous absences covered by Kolo Touré and Lijnders and one touchline ban. Guardiola previously described the war in Gaza as painful and was fined in 2018 for wearing a yellow ribbon in support of imprisoned Catalan politicians.
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