James french

Football Hugo Viana: Manchester City have appointed Pepijn Lijnders as assistant coach, while James French joined as set-piece coach as part of Pep Guardiola’s first team coaching set-up.

Lijnders arrives at the Etihad armed with extensive elite-level coaching experience both in the Premier League as well as on the continent.

The 42-year-old Dutch native set out on his coaching career in 2002, working initially as part of PSV Eindhoven’s youth set-up before then taking up a similar role with FC Porto in Portugal.