Pep Guardiola has given an update on a few of his injured defenders forward of our Premier League journey to Chelsea on Sunday.
Ruben Dias and John Stones had been each lacking from the squad for our 4-0 FA Cup victory over Liverpool on the Etihad final Saturday.
Meanwhile, Josko Gvardiol has been out since January after struggling a a tibial fracture to his proper leg.
Dias has been out with a muscle damage and Guardiola stated that his health is bettering however that he is not going to be concerned within the squad for our journey to at Stamford Bridge at 16:30 (UK).
Asked concerning the Portuguese centre-back, the City boss stated:
“He’s getting better. He’s not ready for Sunday.”
Stones can also be taking a step nearer to returning to first staff motion and didn’t rule him out of being concerned within the squad that may journey all the way down to face Chelsea as we goal to shut the hole on the high of the Premier League.
“Today maybe he will do partial training, we’ll see,” Guardiola stated.
He additionally confirmed that Gvardiol will take longer to be prepared after struggling such a critical damage.
“He’s getting better but still he isn’t close,” Guardiola added.
Croatia team-mate Mateo Kovacic has additionally had a season impacted by damage after struggling an ankle blow.
Missing for a lot of the season, he has been on the bench for latest video games and the boss confirmed he is able to be concerned within the ultimate weeks of the marketing campaign.
“He’s fine,” Guardiola stated when requested for an update on the midfielder.
