Pep Guardiola’s Newcastle United press conference has now taken place.
Manchester City boss speaks ahead of Saturday night’s match.
Kick-off at 8pm at the Etihad.
Tomorrow evening we will see United back in action in the Premier League.
Eddie Howe’s side have won their last three away games in three different competitions, the third of those three in Azerbaijan when Qarabag scored 6-1.
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, on the other hand, had a week off to prepare for this match against Newcastle United.
Pep Guardiola requested an injury, fitness and availability update from Manchester City before Saturday.
The Manchester City boss confirms that at least three players have been ruled out.
Guardiola claims that Jeremy Doku, alongside long-term injured Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic, is still not ready to return.
However, the Manchester City boss claims Savinho is now available.
Erling Haaland suffered a blow in Man City’s win against Fulham last Wednesday and was left out of the squad for their FA Cup win over Salford City last weekend. When asked today whether his star striker is “fully fit”, Pep Guardiola simply nods in response.
With Arsenal having won just two of their last seven Premier League games, this means that Manchester City would be guaranteed to win the league if they won the remaining twelve PL games.
When Pep Guardiola was now asked about this reality, he predictably downplayed it, saying: “Twelve games is a lot… Newcastle is my only concern. Just Newcastle, Newcastle, Newcastle. There are 12 games to play. If you ask me this question with two or three games to go, I will have your answer. It’s 12 games to go, it’s an eternity.”
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