Assistant manager Juanma Lillo will step in until Guardiola’s expected return after the international break.
Pep Guardiola will be absent from the touchline for Manchester City’s next two matches after undergoing an operation to correct his “severe back pain”.
Guardiola will remain in Barcelona during his convalescence and is expected to miss City’s matches against Sheffield United this Sunday and Fulham on September 2, with assistant manager Juanma Lillo stepping into the breach. A Manchester City statement said: “Pep Guardiola has today undergone a routine operation on a back problem.
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