Oscar Bobb featured in an EDS fixture earlier this week in a significant availability enhance to the Manchester Metropolis first-team, Pep Guardiola has stated.
Bobb suffered a leg bone fracture within the days that adopted Metropolis’s Group Protect victory over Manchester United on penalties in August final yr, which stored him out until the New 12 months.
The Norwegian ahead returned to staff coaching a couple of months in the past however was dealt an additional setback when he injured his ankle in February – which additional delayed his return to first-team motion.
Manchester Metropolis sit in fifth place within the Premier League and need to qualify for subsequent season’s UEFA Champions League with 10 league video games between now and the tip of the season.
BREAKING: Oscar Bobb has returned to match motion for , that includes in a pleasant recreation on Thursday with the membership’s EDS squad, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.
Pep: “He is coaching frequently, feels actually, actually higher… It is troublesome as a result of we have now all individuals out there and…
Pep Guardiola can use each little bit of ammunition he can get in assault, particularly at a time when Metropolis look wanting inspiration up entrance when Erling Haaland hasn’t been at his sharp, deadly finest.
Jeremy Doku has been in fantastic type of late and summer season signing Savinho has been a silver lining throughout an underwhelming marketing campaign, with Omar Marmoush additionally impressing since his arrival from Eintracht Frankfurt in January.
Bobb has been nearing a return however together with his recurring health setbacks, Guardiola might be cautious of not dashing the 21-year-old again and slowly reintegrating him again into the first-team setup.
Talking in a press convention forward of a go to from Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, Guardiola gave an replace on Bobb’s health and when Metropolis might see the winger return after an injury-riddled season that has stored him out of the fold since August 2024.
Confirming Bobb featured for Metropolis’s EDS facet in a fixture on Thursday, Guardiola stated: “He’s coaching frequently, feels actually, actually higher. It’s troublesome as a result of we have now all individuals out there and bringing him some minutes within the state of affairs we’re enjoying.
“That’s why it’s going to occur when it will get troublesome to dictate how he (Bobb) feels simply in coaching. After all, you’ve the identical possibilities that the opposite ones to be with the staff.”