Manchester City Injury Update: Pep Guardiola Confirms Bernardo Silva’s Absence & Updates on Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland & Jeremy Doku’s Fitness

Pep Guardiola‘s men will look to start the year with a bang. Manchester City has found its groove in the past few games after going through a string of disappointing performances. With the side set to take on Huddersfield in their upcoming clash in the FA Cup, Guardiola’s men are the strong favorite to bag the win and move on to the next round. The Spaniard touched down on his team in his press conference before the game, providing an update on his players.

Manchester City has been struggling with a list of injuries with some of their prominent names out for a while now. However, Guardiola’s comments will give the fans a chance to take a sigh of relief, with the Cityzens expecting some of their top names to make a return in the coming weeks.

Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland back in training: All injury updates ahead of Huddersfield clash

While Manchester City could be in for an enormous boost with some big returns, it seems like Manchester City is in no rush to get their players onto the field. Cityzens boss Pep Guardiola, in his press conference, talked about the injuries to Kevin De Bruyne, and Jeremy Doku, stating, “They are training with us for the last 2-3 sessions. Jeremy feels really, really good, Kevin as well. We have to be patient with Kevin and give him the right minutes.”

He then continued, “Erling is a little bit better, it’s bone, so we have to be careful. He’s done 2-3 sessions and feels good after. I don’t know for Sunday or Newcastle, but hopefully, for the rest, they will be ready.”

De Bruyne had picked up a hamstring injury in August. Haaland has been nursing a foot injury since early December while Jeremy Doku has also been out with a muscular injury.

Guardiola then followed up the injury updates by informing the press that the team would miss out on the services of John Stones, Bernardo Silva, and Matheus Nunes for the coming game with the players not fit for the coming game. Further, the Spaniard provided an update on Rodri, adding that while the midfielder was present in Spain for his grandmother’s funeral, the team is expecting him to be back before the game.

Manchester City look to catch up to Liverpool in the Premier League title race

The race for the Premier League title is heating up with teams now looking to bring out their best during the second half of the campaign. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are currently at the top of the table with 45 points from 20 games. While the side has a five-point advantage over Manchester City, their lead could vanish in the coming games.

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The Cityzens have forty points to their name, but from nineteen games. A win in their next league game against Newcastle could see them cut the gap to just 2 points. A win would see Pep Guardiola’s men climb to the second spot with 43 points, ahead of Aston Villa, who are currently second with 42 points. Manchester City has proven time and again that they are the side to beat in the title race.

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