Overview

• Manchester City has confirmed Pepijn Lijnders as assistant coach and James French as set-piece coach effective immediately.
• The appointments fill vacancies created by the departures of Juanma Lillo, Iñigo Dominguez and Carlos Vicens at the end of last season.
• Lijnders returns to a No. 2 role after a six-month spell at Red Bull Salzburg and a decade working under Brendan Rodgers and Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
• French brings 13 years of opposition and set-piece analysis experience from Liverpool to bolster the team’s tactical preparations.
• Both coaches will travel with the squad to the Club World Cup in the United States beginning June 14.