Injuries have robbed Pep Guardiola of his longest-serving and dependable Manchester City players. A change of fortune is required against Club Brugge on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola - The England defender has made only eight starts for City this season in an injury-hit campaign.
To that end, Guardiola is applying subtle pressure on John Stones to be available, with a long list of defensive injuries and new signing Khusanov not eligible for the group stage
Abdukodir Khusanov had a debut to forget as Manchester City had to recover from his early error to beat Chelsea.
Updates on Bobb, Ake, and StonesManchester City’s recent performances suggest a return to form under Pep Guardiola’s management, following a period that
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Ruben Dias is back in the Manchester City starting XI for the game against Ipswich but Nathan Ake has missed the trip to Portman Road after picking up an injury.
JUST when it looked as though City were back in the title race, they shot themselves in the foot. And this one might really kill any Etihad momentum stone dead. Two up with just a few minutes to
Pep Guardiola admits new signing Abdukodir Khusanov should not have played against Chelsea but insists John Stones’ lack of fitness and other injuries meant he had no options.Stones came on for
In quotes relayed by CityXtra Pep Guardiola explained the situation surrounding Jeremy Doku. Speaking before City’s defeat to PSG Guardiola said that Doku was injured. He explained: “ He’s injured. Otherwise, he would’ve travelled (with the squad). The last minutes at Ipswich he felt something, and unfortunately he could not be here. ”
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola praised the reaction of Abdukodir Khusanov's team-mates to lift the young Uzbek after a nightmare introduction to the Premier League in Saturday's 3-1 win over Chelsea.
Pep Guardiola has confirmed Manchester City duo Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku will miss Saturday's Premier League showdown with Chelsea. Dias asked to be replaced as Man City lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night, having only recently recovered from a muscle issue.