Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola may not have been at the Etihad on Saturday but still made sure his voice was heard
Pep Guardiola made a point of congratulating Manchester City players immediately after their 5-1 win over Fulham despite not being at the Etihad Stadium.
Lillo, who returned to the club this summer after a year as a head coach in Qatar, had made it clear that he was not enjoying stepping up to be the stand-in manager and confirmed that Guardiola would continue to play an instrumental role in the coaching of the team. "Pep is always there," he said. City will hope that their injury problems ease in the coming weeks after the transfer window confirmed another small squad for the season. While the manager does not like a big group of players, it is a gamble not to increase the size of the squad when the Club World Cup will only add to the commitments and workload of everyone this season.
Those injury issues have not prevented a perfect start in the Premier League though, and Guardiola's address to his players after the Fulham game backs up Lillo's point about how involved he is even when he isn't physically there. The manager's desire and motivation remains critical to City's chances of success, and is also being used by the players to keep them motivated for more victories.
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