Pep Guardiolacoach of City of Manchesterconfirmed this Friday Jack Grealish He is out this Saturday against Chelsea in the Premier due to a groin injury sustained on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Copenhagen (1-3 for citizens). Guardiola He assured that he does not know how long the English international winger will be out of the team. Bernard Silva This is doubtful due to ankle problems. Mateo Kovacic and Sergio Gómez They are back in training.
He City of Manchester2nd in the Premier, 2 points behind Liverpool but there is a pending game, received this Saturday the Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea, 10th in the table, in another period of crisis, although on the 25th they will play against the ‘reds’ in the final of the Carabao Cup, the English League Cup, at Wembley. In a press conference, Guardiola spoke, among other topics, about the return to the Etihad of Cole Palmerwho last summer left the city to sign him Chelsea.
Pep, on Cole Palmer’s return to the Etihad
“He is a great player. I have no doubts (about his performance at Chelsea). A stellar player who left after helping us achieve what we have achieved.”
About the fight for the Premier
“We just have to win our games. When there are 8 or 9 games left, we will see how many teams are involved (in the fight for the title). It is not a question of if there are two, three or four, we just have to do our job.”
About Chelsea, their rival this Saturday
“They are an exceptional team in all aspects. One of the most difficult games we have left in the rest of the season. They (Chelsea) are playing well. They have everything: intensity, quality. Many teams are defined as ” They lose the ball or they don’t and at Chelsea it’s hard to find a player to beat that.”
Source: La Verdad
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