Lijnders assumes media duties

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Assistant Pep Lijnders will take on the duties today to preview Manchester City's Premier League trip to Tottenham.
Manager Pep Guardiola is unavailable for what has been described as a personal reason.
It is the third time this season Guardiola has missed pre or post-match duties - Kolo Toure sat in to preview the game at Crystal Palace on 12 December, while Lijnders himself faced the cameras after City trounced Exeter in the FA Cup third round on 10 January.
Guardiola was in Barcelona on Thursday, giving a speech in support of Palestinian children at a charity concert.