Cardiff add another ex-Man City coach to Brian Barry-Murphy's backroom

Cardiff City have appointed another Manchester City backroom graduate as part of Brian Barry-Murphy's coaching staff.

Barry-Murphy was named Bluebirds boss this summer having served under Pep Guardiola as Under-23 boss at the Etihad side's academy.

At the time of his appointment he drafted in Lee Riley as his assistant having worked with him at City.

Now he has brought in 27-year-old Kieron Lovelady – another ex Man City academy coach – to bolster the team's analysis department.

Lovelady had been working as a coach with Turkish Super Lig side Adana Demirspor but will now link up with Barry-Murphy again as a first team analyst to work alongside Matt Jenkins.

Barry-Murphy said: "When I first came to the club, I didn't know he workings of the club totally but I've seen that the level of Matt's work is of the highest quality.

"I wanted to secure the staff who are exceptional at their job – which Matt is – and Kieron will now come and join that department and also as a coach to help.

"A lot of the individual development will be led by him and will implement what we do on the train, so it's a very, very important role."