Coach Pep Guardiola announced this Friday at a press conference that right-back Kyle Walker and defender John Stones are injured and will miss Manchester City in the decisive duel with Arsenal, this Sunday, at 12:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Etihad Stadium, for the English Championship.
The Spanish coach also revealed the situation of Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson and defender Manuel Akanji, who are also recovering from injuries.
“Ederson is improving a lot, Akanji will be 100% to play against Arsenal. Walker and Stones are left out. Walker’s injury is more serious than Stones’. Both will be left out, I don’t know how many games they will miss .”
PEP 💬 (On injury updates) Ederson is much better. Kyle [Walker] and John [Stones] are out. pic.twitter.com/jaUmA1mo9e
— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 29, 2024
Walker was injured in England’s 1-0 friendly defeat to Brazil, while Stones was injured in England’s 2-2 draw with Belgium. Guardiola was asked about the use of Manchester City players in the latest FIFA Data and preferred not to comment on the matter.
“I won’t make any comment on that,” he said.
Manchester City currently occupies third place in the Premier League, with 63 points from 28 games, one point behind second-placed Liverpool and leaders Arsenal. Because of this, the confrontation between the Citizens and the Gunners is extremely decisive in the fight for the competition title. In addition to the match against the London team, Guardiola reinforced the importance of the next games in this final stretch of the tournament.
“Right now, every game is very important. If we can win on Sunday, the next game will also be very important.”
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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