‘Out there for a long time’
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed that Bek Central Nathan Ake will be “long” in another defensive injury for a relaxed Spanish boss.
Ake lasted only the first 45 minutes FA Cup Win in the Fifth Circle Manchester City via Plymouth Argyle on Saturday night. Ruben Dias took the place of the Dutchman along with Vitor Reis, who is his second competitive start for the club. Portuguese speakers and colleagues from January Abdukodir Khusanov will be strongly tilted in the coming weeks.
John Stones and Manuel Akanji were excluded between eight and ten weeksRobbing to Guardiola two players who cannot play only in the middle, but also the right back by the end of April or even May.
“Now we have a central defender again for a long time, I think we will miss Nathan,” Guardiola sighed after his side Progress in the quarterfinals of FA Cup.
“I’m so grateful to the club to bring Khusanov and Vitor, otherwise we have no chance of qualifying for the Champions League next season or fighting for the FA Cup. Impossible! We would just have a Dias.”
City They were full of downtime with injuries during the current campaign. Rodri was the most prominent absence, it has been placed since September with a torn ACL. However, the Talisman’s defense midfielder – who last lost the Premier League match in February 2023 – returned to individual training.
Rodri is unlikely to be available before the end of the domestic season, but the ambitious 28-year-old targets some involvement in the newly expanded FIFA World Cup.
Until then, Guardiola will have to move the next two months with only three centers – two of which are connected The club in January is 40 years old.