Manchester City could be without nine players for Huddersfield Town FA Cup tie
The Citizens have been boosted by the return to training of Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku this week following spells out through injury.
De Bruyne has been sidelined since August with a hamstring injury, but he made his long-awaited comeback to the matchday squad last weekend, watching on as an unused substitute for City's 2-0 win over Shefield United in the Premier League.
Both Haaland and Doku returned to first-team training on Wednesday after making progress in their recovery from respective foot and muscle injuries, but manager Pep Guardiola is unsure about their availability for Sunday's cup tie.
Providing an update on all three players at a press conference on Friday, Guardiola said: «They are ready, they have been with us for the last two or three training sessions. Jeremy feels really good, Kevin as well.
»Kevin was a long time [out] so we have to think about his condition. We have to be patient and exactly give him the right minutes.
«Erling is a little better, it's his bone so we need to be careful, [he's had] two or three sessions and feels good.
»Hopefully [they will be able to play soon but], I don't know for Sunday or for Newcastle, but for the rest they will be ready."
Guardiola has also confirmed that defender John Stones remains sidelined and is yet to return to training after sustaining an ankle injury against former club Everton just over a week ago.
«He's not training with us,» said the Catalan boss. «He's getting better but not training with us. I don't know [when he's back].»
In addition, Guardiola has revealed that star midfielder Rodri has
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