admin Manchester City’s injury problems are easing as two absent players prepare to return.
Pep Guardiola finally has some positive news to share as two Manchester City stars prepare to return on the eve of their Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.
Bernardo Silva was substituted on Tuesday due to an apparent injury in the Champions League win over Red Star. Guardiola said the Portuguese player will be absent from “the next matches”. City are without Mateo Kovacic, John Stones, Jack Grealish and the long-missing Kevin De Bruyne, with Guardiola saying City are “in trouble” regarding their injury list.
On Wednesday, Grealish returned to training and Guardiola gave optimistic updates on the winger, as well as Kovacic.However, Bernardo will not be present.
Speaking before the match against Forest, Guardiola said Grealish could come off the bench while Kovacic could also return.
“Jack is coming back, he’s training and maybe he can play a few minutes. Kova is almost back. But now we’ve lost Bernardo for a few days and John and Kevin still can’t competition.”
Regarding Bernardo, Guardiola said the winger could miss up to two weeks, while Stones is still sidelined. When asked why Man City had more injuries at the beginning of the season, the boss said know made a simple observation.
“A lot of games. Less games, less injuries,” he said. “A lot of games in a row, not much rest. This is just that. We demand a lot of effort, sometimes we cannot sustain it. Jack in Sheffield suffered an incredible knock to his knee, it happens. But muscular injuries mean you miss a lot of games.”
