Pep Guardiola: Manchester City missing key quartet for Southampton game
Pep Guardiola has confirmed Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku all remain unavailable for Saturday’s home Premier League game against Southampton.
Guardiola, who named only 15 outfield players in his squad for this week’s Champions League win against Sparta Prague, also admitted he had no idea when De Bruyne would return to contention.
When asked if De Bruyne and Walker were available, Guardiola said: “No, not yet.”
And when pressed on whether De Bruyne’s extended absence due to a thigh injury was a concern, Guardiola added: “Yes of course. I’d prefer to have all the squad (fit) with the amount of games, but it is what it is.
“Hopefully he can come back soon. I don’t know (when) yet. I would like to tell you, but I don’t know.”
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