VERY SAD NEWS for Pep Guardiola as Five Manchester City players missing vs Brighton as Grealish injury clarity emerges
Manchester City’s defense will be even weaker when they go to Brighton because Ruben Dias, John Stones, and Jack Grealish will not be able to play. They need to win that game to keep up with Liverpool.
Dias has not played in City’s last two games because of a muscle problem, and Stones has a problem with his foot. They were both left out of their international teams for the break, along with Nathan Ake.
Ake did not play this week at Sporting because youngster Jahmai Simpson-Pusey got to start for the first time. Rico Lewis could start on the left side if Ake is out, with Kyle Walker on the right and Josko Gvardiol in the middle.
Guardiola also said that Jack Grealish was not fit after being out for a while, giving England’s caretaker manager Lee Carsley a different opinion on the forward’s health.
There will be no risks to Grealish’s health when he arrives at next week’s games with England, according to Carsley, who said that Grealish had trained for two days. Carsley says Grealish trained on grass for two hours on Friday, but Guardiola says that is not true.
Guardiola said, “That is a question for Italy’s boss.” “No, he is not fit.” It is the same bad news as in Lisbon. The same guys who go on trips are there.
