There was both good and bad news to emerge from Manchester City training today | OneFootball

With the latest round of international fixtures complete, Manchester City returns to the pitch this weekend. Pep Guardiola’s side take on Everton at the Etihad Stadium in what looms as a tricky Premier League fixture for City. Everton have begun the 25/26 season brightly and will pose a tough test for Pep Guardiola’s side to overcome. The Manchester City squad trained earlier today, and there was good and bad news on the injury front to emerge for City.

Two players have returned to training for Manchester City, while two others have failed to train.

Pep Guardiola’s squad has trained today ahead of their clash with Everton. The fitness of four players was worth looking out for as the City squad trained. Omar Marmoush, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Abdukodir Khusanov, and Rodri entered the international break injured. Two of those four players have trained, while the other two failed to train, indicating they’ll miss Saturday’s Premier League fixture against Everton.

Ben Ransom of Sky Sports News has reported via X that Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait-Nouri have trained with the Manchester City squad today. The pair have been out of action since last September with knee and ankle injuries. Based on today’s news, the pair could return to the City squad at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

In bad news for Pep Guardiola’s side, Abdukodir Khusanov and Rodri failed to train with their teammates today. Rodri picked up a minor knee injury in Manchester City’s 1-nil win over Brentford at the GTech Community Stadium. The Spanish international was substituted after 20 minutes in that game. It now seems that he will miss Saturday’s match. Abdukodir Khusanov is also likely to miss Saturday’s match against Everton. The Uzbekistan international suffered a foot injury during Manchester City’s 1-all draw with Arsenal. He is also unlikely to play at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Summary.

A further update on the condition on the Manchester City is expected when Pep Guardiola faces the media on Friday. As of right now, it seems that Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait-Nouri should feature in the City squad on Saturday. But it seems that Rodri and Abdukodir Khusanov won’t return against Everton.