Alan Shearer has insisted Phil Foden must get an extended run in central midfield for Manchester City after his starring performance against Newcastle United.
04.08.2023 - 09:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Juanma Lillo has made a permanent return to Manchester City as as assistant manager.
The veteran coach joined Pep Guardiola's backroom staff in 2020 and won two Premier League titles with the Blues before moving on in 2022 to take charge of Qatari side Al Sadd. City charged on, and completed a Treble by winning the Champions League for the first time in their history on top of the Premier League and FA Cup.
City's success has seen more interest in their assistants, with Rodolfo Borrell and Enzo Maresca both leaving this summer for new challenges to reduce the number of lieutenants available to Guardiola. Lillo left Al Sadd last month for personal reasons, but has accepted the chance to return to the Etihad to the delight of the manager after unofficially providing help against Real Madrid and Inter Milan.
“Juanma sees things no one else in the game sees. He understands football on an incredible level, so he is the perfect person for me to work alongside," he said.
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“I have always been inspired by him – his knowledge of football, his intelligence and his humanity mark him out as a very special person in my life – and we have a shared ideology. He is a friend, a colleague and an inspiration. I am so, so happy he is back here at Manchester City.
“His preparation for matches is absolutely amazing. I know he will raise standards because he works so hard every single day.”
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