confirmed that continues to be not match sufficient to return to the crew and that Nico Gonzalez was a doubt for Sunday’s journey to .
The 29-year-old midfielder has been absent from Metropolis’s aspect because the worldwide break having picked up an harm in the course of the 1-0 victory over Brentford at the start of October.
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Rodri has missed two matches, in opposition to Everton within the and Villarreal within the Champions League, with Guardiola providing no updates on the timescale of his restoration.
“The blokes who weren’t in a position [to play] in opposition to Villareal are nonetheless not prepared,” he admitted throughout Friday’s pre-match press convention.
Gonzalez has been filling in for Rodri within the anchor function on the base of Metropolis’s midfield however he was substituted off on the hour mark in opposition to Villarreal with Mateo Kovacic changing him.
Guardiola revealed that his availability for the Villa conflict is unsure and the membership will see how he fares over the subsequent couple of days.
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“I did not see the medical doctors, we’ll see at the moment and tomorrow how he feels,” defined the Metropolis boss. “It was one thing along with his ft.”
Nico Gonzalez hobbled off the pitch in the course of the win over Villarreal and is a doubt for Sunday’s match (AFP through Getty Photos)
Man Metropolis have received 5 of their eight league matches up to now and, coupled with Liverpool’s dip in kind, have jumped as much as second within the desk simply three factors behind Arsenal.
Guardiola was requested if Metropolis at the moment are the favourites to problem the Gunners for the title however he feels it’s nonetheless too quickly to make certain.
“Within the first two, three video games we have been performed and now it appears to be like like Liverpool are performed,” Guardiola mentioned.
“I will let you know that we are going to again, I’ve mentioned many instances that the pundits, the specialists, the previous footballers know what is going on to occur after 5 video games, I am not in a position to do this.
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“10, 15 video games to know what is going on on. Liverpool and Arsenal are there, another person will probably be there and hopefully we could be there.”
Pep Guardiola says the journey to Villa Park is ‘one of many hardest away video games’ of the season (Getty Photos)
Guardiola additionally offered some perception into Sunday’s fixture calling Unai Emery’s aspect ‘an entire crew’. Metropolis haven’t received at Villa Park since December 2021 with two defeats and a draw from their final three conferences there.
“They have been a lot better than us on the two fixtures we performed at Villa Park,” Guardiola admitted about Metropolis’s upcoming opponents.
“Hopefully it is going to be totally different on Sunday. The admiration I’ve for Unai [Emery] is so excessive, constant and well-prepared.
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“Defensively actually good, set-pieces additionally and after that they’ve improved rather a lot over the past years. With the keeper they’ve it is troublesome to regulate the urgent. They bring about loads of gamers within the center, the connection is admittedly good, they break the strains and when that occurs they’re so, so fast.
“A extremely full crew… One of many hardest away video games we’ll have all season.”