Guardiola reveals Manchester City's coaching team

Every superhero needs a sidekick, and Pep Guardiola's got eight of them.

On Sunday, Guardiola named the backroom staff who will be working with him at Manchester City, revealing an eight-strong coaching team that boasts many familiar faces from his time at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. The disclosure came after he was unveiled to the Citizens' supporters on a stage outside the Etihad Stadium.

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Here's a who's who of City's coaching team:

Domenec Torrent

• One of four assistant coaches
• Grandson of former Barcelona player
• Worked closely alongside Guardiola for past eight years
• One of Pep's most trusted lieutenants who usually sits next to him on bench
• Gave team talks at Barcelona

Carles Planchart

• Performance analyst
• Worked with Guardiola since 2007
• Analyzes collective, individual, strategic, and tactical aspects of team's play
• Renowned for attention to detail

Lorenzo Buenaventura

• Fitness coach
• Joined Guardiola at Barcelona in 2008
• Will work to build stamina and pace
• Will be involved in planning specific training sessions and individual programmes
• Unrivalled reputation for helping injured players rehabilitate

Manel Estiarte

• Head of player support and protocol
• With Guardiola at Barcelona and Bayern
• Olympic gold medallist having represented Spain in water polo
• Lifelong trusted friend and confidante of Pep

Mikel Arteta

• Assistant coach
• Started life with Barcelona's junior sides
• Former midfielder at Arsenal, Everton, and Rangers
• Left Gunners over the summer

Rodolfo Borrell

• Assistant coach
• Reputation of nurturing some of football's precocious talents
• Lionel Messi's first coach at Barcelona
• Helped the development of Cesc Fabregas and Andres Iniesta

Xabier Mancisidor

• Head of goalkeeping
• Arrived at City in 2013 as part of Manuel Pellegrini's backroom staff

Brian Kidd

• Assistant coach
• Arrived on City's coaching staff in 2009