Outburst! Manchester City officially announced that the boss has temporarily left the post after back surgery, and is expected to return at the end of September to be replaced by an assistant coach

On the evening of August 22, Beijing time, the reigning Premier League champion Manchester City Club officially announced that the team's Spanish coach Pep Guardiola underwent a minor back surgery, which also made him miss Manchester City's next few Premier League rounds, and the coach is expected to return after the international break in mid-to-late September.

Manchester City revealed in the announcement that Guardiola has suffered from back pain in recent times, and in order to cure it, he specially flew to Barcelona for emergency surgery. The operation was successful and Gua Shuai will now remain in Barcelona to continue his recovery.

Guardiola will not fly back to England for on-site command in the next few Premier League rounds, with assistant coach Juanma Lillo temporarily replacing the boss to oversee first-team coaching on the training ground and assuming matchday coaching responsibilities ahead of the manager's return, with Guardiola expected to return after the upcoming international break.

In the first two rounds of the new Premier League season, Manchester City won two consecutive games, scored 4 goals and 1 goal without conceding, temporarily ranked 2nd in the table, and the journey to defend the title started smoothly. Next, Manchester City will face Sheffield United and Fulham in the Premier League, and Manchester City's opponents after the national team match will be West Ham United, Nottingham and Wolves, and the overall strength is not very strong, and the absence of the manager seems to have little impact on this. If all goes well, Guardiola is expected to return to the sidelines for Manchester City's title clash with Arsenal on October 8.