Manchester City are short of defenders after Pep Guardiola provided an update on his squad ahead of the Premier League trip to Chelsea.
Manchester City return to Premier League action this weekend with a trip to Chelsea as they seek to keep pace with Arsenal at the top of the table.
Pep Guardiola’s side beat the Gunners in the Carabao Cup final a few weeks ago and returned from the international break in style when thumping Liverpool 4-0 to reach the last four of the FA Cup.
The Blues will now be targeting a win at Stamford Bridge to keep alive their hopes of reeling in league leaders Arsenal. Here’s the injury latest from the Etihad.
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Ruben Dias
Injury: Ankle
Dias missed the FA Cup win over Liverpool with an injury picked up in training and had a scan last weekend. The Portugal international is not fit enough to return to the squad for the trip to Chelsea and must be considered a doubt for the crunch clash with Arsenal.
“He is getting better but he is not ready for Sunday,” said Guardiola in his pre-match press conference.
Potential return date: Arsenal (H) April 19
John Stones
Injury: Thigh
Stones has suffered an injury-hit campaign and was forced to pull out of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad last month. He missed the weekend win over Liverpool as a result and is unlikely to feature against Chelsea given the centre back has yet to return to full training.
“He will maybe do partial training today,” said Guardiola on Friday.
Potential return date: Burnley (A), April 22
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Josko Gvardiol
Injury: Leg
The Croat broke his leg in the reverse fixture with Chelsea in January and remains a long-term absentee. He might recover in time for the closing weeks of the season but there is no guarantee given he will want to be fully-fit for the World Cup this summer.
“He is getting better too, but still he is not close,” said Guardiola on Friday.
Potential return date: May
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