Pep Guardiola to miss Man City’s next two matches after routine back surgery

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has undergone routine back surgery (Mike Egerton/PA).

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”.

According to City, their treble-winning manager has been struggling with the injury for a while and flew out to Barcelona for an “emergency” but “routine” surgery on Tuesday.