Pep Guardiola confirms Man City injury blow ahead of Champions League decider and Arsenal clash
Pep Guardiola has confirmed Jeremy Doku will miss Manchester City’s Champions League. Decider and is an injury doubt for the Premier League clash against Arsenal.
Doku, who arrived at the Etihad Stadium เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา in the summer of 2023 in a £55m move from Rennes, missed City’s Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain last week and Saturday’s league win over Chelsea.
Guardiola’s side looke set to take a huge step towards the knockout stages of the. Champions League as they opene up a 2-0 lead over PSG thanks to second-half goals from .Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland.
But Paris Saint-Germain produce a stirring comeback to win 4-2 and put City’s Champions League hopes in real jeopardy.
Manchester City are 25th going into their final group game, with the top-eight teams qualifying automatically for the knockout stages and the teams from 9th to 24th going into a play-off.
City’s final group opponents, Club Brugge, are currently 20th with three wins, two draws and two defeats from seven games.
Guardiola was hoping to have dynamic winger Doku back at his disposal after he missed back-to-back games but now expects to be without the Belgium international for ‘a while’, suggesting he will also miss next weekend’s trip to Arsenal.
The Emirates Stadium clash will be huge for both clubs as hosts Arsenal look to reel in runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool and Manchester City aim to secure a top-four finish despite their shocking dip.
Asked how long Doku will be out for, Guardiola said: ‘A while. I don’t know how much. But a while.
‘He will not be ready for Wednesday for sure, I don’t think. For Arsenal, we’ll see.’
In more welcome news for Manchester City, John Stones marked his return from the treatment room in Saturday’s comeback win over Chelsea.
Stones impressed in his first Premier League appearance in almost a month after replacing Man City debutant Abdulkodir Khusanov in the second half.
Khusanov, who only arrive at the Etihad Stadium last week, endured a difficult debut, making an error in the build-up to Chelsea’s opener and then receiving a yellow card, all in the first five minutes of the match.
Asked whether Stones’ return is important for City’s immediate concerns, Guardiola added: ‘Absolutely.