Pep Guardiola is set to add another ex-Liverpool member of staff to his backroom team at Manchester City, with James French set to take join the club. The Portuguese-born analyst is set to head to the Etihad Stadium to take up a role which will see him work on set-piece coaching and general analysis.
French has spent the last 13 years working at Anfield on opposition analyst, initially joining the club whilst Brendan Rodgers was at their helm. He went on to become a key part of the Reds’ analysis department during Jurgen Klopp’s tenure and remained an important figure during Arne Slot’s debut campaign on Merseyside last season.
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