Lijnders moved to the Etihad in 2025 after a long spell as Jurgen Klopp’s assistant with City’s regular title rivals Liverpool.
Ahead of Sunday’s trip to Anfield in the Premier League, Guardiola was asked in Friday’s press conference about Lijnders’ key attributes that make him such a sought-after coach.
“His experience,” the boss began.
“I had a lot of info from other people about him, from who had been training and manage with him in Liverpool.
“I needed to refresh myself first and with people with incredible knowledge about the game and the Premier League and I love a lot of many things he did with Jurgen at Liverpool.
“We connected immediately and I am incredibly luckily from day one as a manager that all staff with us and me and Pep is one of them.”
Watch the full press conference at the top of the page…
Celebrate Lunar New Year at City v Fulham!
As our closest home Premier League game to Lunar New Year, we’ll have plenty of celebrations as City welcome Fulham to the Etihad Stadium.
Kick-off is at 19:30 (UK) on Wednesday 11 February but there’ll be lots to see and enjoy before the action gets under way on the evening.
Tickets for this game are now on general sale, starting at £30 for adults and £15 for Under 18s. You can get three per person here!
And if you choose to make it a special evening in one of our hospitality areas, there’ll be even more to enjoy on top of elite football on the pitch!
Prices start from £180, while there’s an offer available when booking in the Legends Lounge or a Platinum Box experience - contact the sales team or enter the code Fulham%20 at checkout to access.
