Pep Guardiola has revealed how lengthy Manchester Metropolis duo Ruben Dias and John Stones might be sidelined for.
The centre-backs began in midweek as Metropolis crashed out of the Carabao Cup by the hands of Tottenham however have been nowhere to be seen on the conflict at Bournemouth on Saturday.
The Residents, combating a number of health and damage points, have been defeated 2-1 on the Vitality Stadium, their first Premier League defeat of the season.
Talking earlier than the sport, Guardiola ambiguously mentioned Dias and Stones have been ‘dominated out for little little bit of very long time’.
The supervisor clarified the extent and nature of their accidents in his post-match press convention, including: ‘Ruben’s damage is muscular and might be out till the worldwide break.
‘And John has a fasciitis splinter within the toes and at present he was not prepared. I don’t know if he’ll be again for the following two video games.’
If true, this implies the defenders will miss Tuesday’s journey to Sporting Lisbon, managed by incoming Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim, within the Champions League.
They’ll even be absent for the Premier League journey to Brighton subsequent Saturday, however might return after the worldwide break after they host Spurs on November 23.
Defeat at Bournemouth means Metropolis have been overtaken on the high of the desk by Liverpool, with the Reds now two factors forward.
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‘We couldn’t match as much as the depth. All of the conditions with the lengthy balls, we couldn’t win it,’ Guardiola added.
‘And whenever you don’t win a lot of these balls to [Antoine] Semenyo and others, our central defenders and strikers must defend deeper.Â
‘We struggled to make our [game], however particularly for that. Within the recreation, for a lot of causes, they have been increased than us.
‘We now have gamers with rhythm and the opposite gamers have an absence of rhythm as a result of we couldn’t prepare because of accidents. However we knew it.’
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