Pep Guardiola to miss Manchester City’s next two games for health reasons

“The Manchester City boss has been suffering with severe back pain for some time lately, and flew out to Barcelona for emergency surgery,” City said in a statement.

“The surgery was a success, and Pep will now recover and rehabilitate in Barcelona… He is expected to return after the forthcoming international break.”

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Champions City are second in the Premier League standings with six points from two games. They travel to promoted Sheffield United on Saturday before hosting Fulham on Sept. 2.