Guardiola faces injury crisis as Manchester City start crucial run
Energy Guardiola is confronting a mounting injury emergency with the wellness of Ilkay Gündogan, Rodri, Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Oleksandr Zinchenko all yet to be determined as Manchester City enter a urgent three-match, eight-day time span.
On Tuesday, Wycombe Wanderers visit the Etihad Stadium in the Carabao Cup before City travel to Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday and afterward Paris Saint-Germain for a Champions League bunch game two days after the fact.
Gündogan is the most recent forefront player to experience a physical issue, the midfielder doing as such in Saturday's disappointing goalless draw with Southampton at the Etihad. Guardiola said: "Presently we will play the Carabao Cup [next]. We will perceive the number of individuals [can] recuperate for the following days since we are in troublesome conditions right however we will go there and to London and [Paris] to do great games."
Guardiola will be compelled to handle some youthful players when City face Wycombe in the Carabao Cup, a prize the club have won in every one of the beyond four seasons. "I don't have any other options, we will play a couple of youthful players, some first cooperative individuals, however some will rest for the games we have in front of us," said the chief. "A couple of players from the institute will play since we have John, Aymeric, Rodri, Oleksandr, I think Gündogan, every one of them are harmed.
"Rodri had some strong issues, not large yet I don't have the foggiest idea how long, the specialists couldn't advise me. Rúben [Dias] and João [Cancelo] played every one of the minutes [for us] and I don't figure they will actually want to play in this game. We will see [Monday]. We don't have four or five days [to prepare], we have three to make a decent choice. It's a chance for the foundation, that is the reason they are there."
