Pep Guardiola will be taking charge of Manchester City for the next two games despite his absence. Guardiola underwent emergency back surgery this week and is staying in Barcelona until after the international break to continue his recovery.
The manager will miss the matches against Sheffield United and Fulham but is expected to return for the visit of Nottingham Forest in September.
Juanma Lillo, who recently returned as an assistant after a year as a head coach in Qatar, is taking temporary charge of the team and will also lead the pre-match messages at Bramall Lane.
However, the coach insists that this is the way because it is what Guardiola wants and says that everything will go through him. "Of course!
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