Txiki Begiristain reacts as Man City confirm Juanma Lillo as new assistant to Pep Guardiola

Manchester City morning headlines on Monday, June 29.Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his players have overcome their penalty woes, after Kevin De Bruyne’s successful conversion against Newcastle United.The Belgian made no mistake as he gave City the lead in their 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over the Geordies on Sunday.Missed penalties have been an issue for City this season, with Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, and Ilkay Gundogan all having failed from 12

Manchester City failed to hold on to the Premier League title. The Blues manager said he knew the chase was over months ago, so he has had plenty of time to consider the factors which led to his team falling off the blistering pace set by champions Liverpool.

Aguero injury not down to restart - Guardiola Manchester City lost striker Sergio Aguero to a knee injury in the 5-0 win over Burnley earlier in the week, but manager Pep Guardiola says the problem was merely down to poor fortune rather than the league having been restarted after too short a period of training time. “Unlucky.

City’s 20-man matchday squad for the first Premier League game back against Arsenal last week.The former Everton man has fallen out of favour as he has been unable to maintain fitness or form for a sustained period. And Guardiola explained ahead of the Burnley game that injury has temporarily sidelined Stones, hence his omission from the Arsenal game.

Manchester City after being forced off in the Premier League win over Burnley. The Argentine striker, making his first start since the league was restarted, was fouled in the box towards the end of the first half in a tackle that would be given as a penalty by VAR.

Bayern quiet over Sane links Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick refused to be drawn on Leroy Sane's situation at Manchester City over the weekend.

Bernardo Silva to another level during their time together at Manchester City. Silva has become one of City’s standout stars since his arrival from Monaco in the summer of 2017 for £46million.

De Bruyne on Pep relationshipKevin De Bruyne has spoken about his relationship with Pep Guardiola and he believes the two share the same philosophy. The Belgian star arrived at City in 2015, a year ahead of Guardiola, and has enjoyed working with the Catalan over the last few seasons.

City had previously learned their provisional schedule for these games, but now the specific details have been confirmed along with the TV broadcast information. After taking on Liverpool on July 2, City travel to Southampton on Sunday July 5.

Guardiola is open to discussing a longer stay at Manchester City after bringing in a new face to his backroom staff.Juanma Lillo was last week confirmed as the new No.2 at the Etihad, starting his duties immediately with a contract that takes him to the end of the 2020/21 season - in line with Guardiola and the rest of his staff.Lillo will bring fresh ideas to a coaching team that has been depleted by the departures of Domenec Torrent in 2018 and Mikel Arteta in 2019, and the appointment of

Gundogan praised Soyuncu's form this season, describing him as the Premier League's best centre-back's behind Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool. “I agree with the general opinion of the football public.

City's restart against Arsenal on June 17 was confirmed last week, along with the Premier League fixtures against Burnley, Chelsea and Liverpool, as well as the FA Cup quarter-final at Newcastle.Now, the club have published a provisional fixture schedule for the final six league games that would see City adopt a regular pattern of playing every Wednesday and Saturday.In a tweet, the club said: "Provisional dates for all our remaining 2019/20 Premier League fixtures can now be viewed.

Manchester City with Juanma Lillo in pole position.Arteta, who arrived at the Etihad with Guardiola in 2016, stepped up to become his No.2 following Domenec Torrent's departure for New York City FC in 2018 but he himself was tempted away to become Arsenal manager in December 2019.Rodolfo Borrell has taken on extra responsibilities in the second half of the season but Guardiola was clear that the assistant position was something that needed to be looked at in the close season and the break from