Guardiola recovered two key pieces before the final day

Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, received good news today with a goal in Sunday’s decisive match against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on the final day of the Premier League.

City dragged on defensive problems into the final stages of the season, but now two of the players absent in recent games, Kyle Walker and center back John Stones, are back in training with their teammates and , despite Because Guardiola himself released them for the remainder of the championship, they could still reappear on Sunday.

Guardiola will clarify tomorrow, in his media appearance, whether Walker and Stones, who were injured in the Champions League semi-final tie against Real Madrid, will be available for Sunday.

Rúben Dias, descended safely

Who says central Rúben Dias, injured on May 6 against Newcastle, will no longer play this season. Guardiola also removed him.

In the absence of Rúben Dias, Stones and Walker, which added to Nathan Aké’s annoyance, Guardiola was forced to improvise by moving veteran center back Fernandinho back to center back in recent games.

City came to this last day as Premier League leaders with a point advantage against Liverpool and, therefore, a victory over Aston Villa by Steven Gerrard and Philippe Coutinho, idols of ‘red’ fans due to the past of both at Anfield, this will allow him to retain the title.

A leash that holds emotion until the very end

City will enter the final day with no room for error after being weak on defense on Sunday at West Ham, who led 2-0 on the scoreboard. The leader finished drawing (2-2) but allowed Liverpool, in their victory over Southampton (1-2), to come close to a point and retain the options to win the title until the end of the Premier League. The ‘reds’ host the Wolves at Anfield.