Man City press conference LIVE Juanma Lillo standing in for Pep Guardiola plus Sheffield United team news

25.08.2023 - 12:29 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester City travel to South Yorkshire to take on Sheffield United on Sunday, but manager Pep Guardiola will miss the trip as he recovers from back surgery.

Guardiola underwent emergency surgery this week and will spend the next two weeks or so recovering in Barcelona, so he will miss the Sheffield United game as well as next week's fixture at home to Fulham.

In his place, assistant manager Juanma Lillo will be in charge, and he will face the media today to preview this weekend's fixture.

Lillo could offer a team news update with Bernardo Silva expected to be back after illness, but John Stones is out until after the international break and Kevin De Bruyne is out until the new year.

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