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'Infectious' Brian Barry-Murphy was an overnight hit under Pep Guardiola at Man City - this is why Cardiff fans should be excited about his high-octane football

| Updated: 07:02 EDT, 23 June 2025

Quite a lot has been made of the coaching web from Pep Guardiola’s time at Manchester City, Mikel Arteta, Enzo Maresca and Vicent Kompany having all managed in the Premier League.

Carlos Vicens has also taken his first top job at Braga in the Portuguese top flight this summer and the tentacles are extending further with Barry-Murphy, who spent three years at the Etihad Stadium during an unprecedented era of success, now boss at Cardiff City.

Barry-Murphy left City last year without a role to jump straight into.