Manchester City confirmed the appointment of former Liverpool councillor Pep Lijunders at Jurgenklopp early this summer, and he appears to have already influenced Etihad
Jamie Carragher believes Pep Lijnders is already helping to turn Manchester City into Liverpool 2.0. The former Reds coach was appointed by City as Pep Guardiola’s assistant this summer after a difficult spell with Red Bull Salzburg.
And he hopes this season to help the Spaniard win his seventh Premier League title of the season. City got off to the best possible start by hitting the wolves 4-0 over the opening weekend.
Liverpool icon Carragher claimed that he could see the game and see a big impact from Lijnders in the city’s approach to the game. Speaking about Sky Sports, he said: “It’s one game. You can’t get out of your mind what Pep said last season.
“Pep Lijnders is a big coach, and Jurgen Klopp and I didn’t see most instances of that Liverpool team. They were jumping the high line because they watched the game over the weekend and couldn’t believe what they saw.
“When I returned to Liverpool and looked back at the amount of goals in the counterattacks with Sadio Mane and Mo Sarah, I saw the goal of the Reijuddars, which was an absolute revelation – and it probably wasn’t like the goal of Pep Guardiola.
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“Of course they have acquired many counter attack targets in the past, but the reason why it stood out is the nature of the counter attack and celebrations of it, lijnders and Guardiola, who give him a thankful embrace.
“We don’t know exactly what it is, but I don’t think that’s a coincidence. As a coach, he has had a big impact on Pep Guardiola.”
Carragher has already discovered the impact of Lijnders on the city, but Guardiola explained why it was equipped with Outchman. Speaking of his expertise, the Spanish tactician states:
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“We need people like Junma (Lilo) from last season.
“That’s everything, it’s great, and now we have experience with Coro (Touré), James (French), Pep (lijnders), and every time he adds something, I say, “Amazing!
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