Jürgen Klopp’s former assistant coach at Liverpool, Pep Lijnders, has joined Pep Guardiola’s workers at Manchester Metropolis.
Lijnders replaces Juanma Lilo as Guardiola’s assistant coach. Metropolis additionally confirmed one other arrival from Liverpool on Tuesday within the type of set-piece coach James French.
French joined Liverpool’s backroom crew in 2012 and has gone on to spend greater than a decade at Anfield, working as first crew opposition analyst.
“We’re all delighted that Pepijn and James have joined our senior teaching set-up,” Metropolis’s director of soccer Hugo Viana stated in a press release.
“Pepijn and James have every amassed large expertise working of their particular person roles over the previous few years.
“Their expertise, software, work ethic and all-round dedication are completely aligned with the values that underpin how Pep desires soccer to be performed.
“And I’ve little question in any respect that each will show to be essential property for Pep and his teaching crew as we put together for the Membership World Cup after which the 2025/26 season.”
Lijnders initially joined Liverpool below Brendan Rodgers in 2014 and, after a quick spell as head coach of Dutch aspect NEC Nijmegen in 2018, returned to work below Klopp.
The 42-year-old was a part of the teaching crew that helped ship Liverpool’s sixth Champions League title in 2019 and first Premier League triumph the next 12 months.
He introduced his departure together with Klopp final summer time and was named head coach of Pink Bull Salzburg forward of the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
Lijnders has been out of labor since December after being dismissed by the Austrian aspect after simply 29 video games.
