Manchester City face a tough test as they face Sporting Lisbon tomorrow evening in UEFA Champions League action. Both teams have 7 points from their opening 3 games of the Champions League league phase. Heading into tomorrow night’s match Pep Guardiola has provided an update on the condition of his squad.
The Manchester City manager was asked about the condition of his players ahead of tomorrow’s match during his pre-game press conference. Pep Guardiola told the media that a host of players were slowly building up their fitness after injury layoffs. When asked about condition of his squad he said: “Most of them [are fully-fit]. Manu [Akanji] and Nathan [Ake] are still with problems. Kevin [De Bruyne] is getting better and adding sessions with less pain so we feel that he feels more and more comfortable. That is excellent news for him and all of us. Kyle [Walker] as well, problems with his knee since he was with the national team. [Jeremy] Doku always has a little bit of problems in his muscular issues. Savinho is getting better with his ankle. The rest are fine!”
Pep Guardiola was also quick to play down any fears over Erling Haaland’s fitness. City’s top scorer was pictured appearing to suffer a knock at training earlier today. But when asked about Haaland’s injury Guardiola replied: “We have to occupy the news 24 hours, we have to make all the news as possible. So that’s the reason why.”
Based on Guardiola’s assessment only John Stones, Ruben Dias, Jack Grealish, Oscar Bobb and Rodri are out of tomorrow’s match against Sporting. The hope is that a host of City players can continue to build their way into full fitness against Sporting tomorrow.
