Pep Guardiola has revealed the condition of his squad ahead of his team’s clash with Manchester United | OneFootball

News emerged yesterday that a host of players who were in doubt for Manchester City for Sunday’s clash with Manchester United trained without any issue. Savinho, Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis, Kalvin Phillips, Nico O’Reilly, and Marcus Bettinelli all trained yesterday. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby, Pep Guardiola has provided an update on the condition of his squad. He has revealed who will miss Sunday’s match at the Etihad Stadium during his pre-game press conference today.

Pep Guardiola has told the media who will miss Sunday’s clash with Manchester United.

Speaking ahead of his team’s clash with Manchester United, Pep Guardiola has provided an update on the fitness of several of his players. Omar Marmoush suffered a knee injury while playing for Egypt against Burkina Faso. John Stones is also in doubt for Sunday’s derby. Rayan Cherki is out of the match due to a thigh injury. Speaking on the trio, Pep Guardiola said: “Omar is injured from Egypt [international duty]. John Stones as well is a doubt. Rayan Cherki [is injured], but the rest are fine.”

Pep Guardiola also revealed that he has yet to learn the severity of Omar Marmoush’s knee injury. When asked if he had learned the extent of Marmouh’s injury, Guardiola told the media: “Not yet. He has to have last tests. A few weeks, I think, before the next international break, he will be ready.”

CityXtra has reported that Rayan Ait-Nouri will miss Sunday’s fixture against Manchester United due to injury.

Summary.

Manchester City will enter Sunday’s derby without several players. Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki, and Omar Marmoush will miss the match. John Stones is in doubt for the clash with Manchester United. Each player is an important player for Pep Guardiola’s side. But there is depth in the Manchester City squad. So while the loss of four, or possibly five players, is a blow for City, they should have enough quality to put out a team capable of beating Ruben Amorim’s side on Sunday.