John Stones, Manchester City defender, will be out for two weeks after suffering a muscle injury on Monday in the Nations League match played by England against Germany at Wembley (1-1), so he will be available to play in the World Cup. Qatar.
Another Manchester City English international, Kalvin Phillips, should also be back in time to play in the World Cup after undergoing shoulder surgery in recent days.
“It won’t be 4 or 6 weeks, maybe less. I don’t know when he will be back, but in two weeks, 10 days, hopefully,” assured Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, before Sunday. derby against Manchester United at the Etihad. Stones’ injury, which forced him to withdraw from England-Germany, has raised alarms about his presence at the World Cup.
However, his defeat represents a new setback for the Catalan defense coach after being without Aymeric Laporte, Stones himself and Kyle Walker at the start of the season.
Kalvin Phillips is recovering well
As for Phillips, who was signed this summer from Leeds, Guardiola revealed that he is recovering well. “He made the right decision (to undergo surgery), otherwise, he will not be able to continue. Every training session he is out. I hope he will be back in time to go to the World Cup,” he added.
“He made the right decision (to have the operation), otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to continue. He was absent from all the training sessions. I hope he can be back in time to go to the World Cup,” Guardiola said.
After a break due to national team matches, City came into the derby one point behind Arsenal, who on Saturday will defend the leader in an exciting derby against Tottenham, third with the same points as ‘ citizens’. Manchester United are fifth, 6 points behind Arsenal, but have won four games in a row after a terrible start to the Premier League.
Praise for the One
“We have to play the perfect match. They have quality up front, physicality and quality in midfield with Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes, physicality with Casemiro and McTominay,” United’s Guardiola said. “I always hope for the best, they have had it for years, they come with determination. This is a top team against Southampton, Liverpool and Arsenal at home. The momentum is there.”
This time around, United will have to try to stop Erling Haaland, who has made an impressive start at City with 11 goals in seven Premier League games.
The giant Haaland against the ‘short’ Lisandro Martínez
The Norwegian giant, with his 1.94, will face center back Lisandro Martínez, who measures 1.75, but Guardiola considers it a mistake to underestimate the Argentine despite the height difference between the two players.
“It’s not the first time he’s played against taller strikers, he handles it. The important thing is to be smart, brave. He’s a fantastic player, aggressive, with good preparation,” Guardiola said about Lisandro Martinez, signed for this season by United from Ajax.
Source: La Verdad
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