Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been dominated out for as much as 4 weeks with a muscular subject, compounding Pep Guardiola’s issues as he seeks to save lots of the membership’s season. The Portugal worldwide missed all 5 matches in November with a calf downside however returned at first of December and has been an ever-present this month. But he is not going to be obtainable for City’s journey to Aston Villa on Saturday, whereas there’s uncertainty in regards to the health of goalkeeper Ederson.
“Ruben is out for a very long time and Ederson, I do not know if he can be prepared tomorrow,” Guardiola stated on Friday.
The City boss added that Dias could be out for “three or 4 weeks”.
“After 75 minutes towards United he felt one thing,” he stated. “He’s robust and needed to remain on the pitch however now he is injured.”
Injury-hit City have suffered a dramatic collapse in kind over current weeks, dropping eight of their previous 11 video games in all competitions and are fifth within the Premier League desk.
Nathan Ake stays out however fellow defenders Manuel Akanji and John Stones are again in full coaching.
“Manuel and John are again in coaching,” stated Guardiola. “That is sweet for us. As many gamers which are again the higher.
“I do not know but (if they’ll begin towards Aston Villa). Yesterday was their first coaching session, I’d say, correctly. They have been out for some time.”
City’s present run is the worst of Guardiola’s managerial profession, which has included glittering stints at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
But he was defiant forward of the journey to Unai Emery’s Villa, who’re in seventh place within the desk.
“If you fall down six occasions, you must arise seven,” he stated. “There’s not another.
“I’m effective. I’m a standard particular person. When it’s going properly I’m higher, when it’s not going properly professionally we’re extra involved about what we’ve to do.
“We have to start out once more however we do not know what’s going to occur (at Villa Park). We must attempt it once more and ultimately it is going to flip round.”
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