Both managers had players either ruled out or doubtful ahead of this evening’s clash at the Etihad. Lets take a look at who will miss the game.
Crunch match at the Etihad between two title aspirants - defending champions Manchester City and Arsenal, who started the weekend top of the table, cross swords, bringing Week 30 of the Premier League to a close. This will be the fifth re-encounter between Pep Guardiola and his former assistant in the Premier League - City have won all but one of them and the Basque coach is still waiting for his first win as visiting coach at the Etihad.
Both managers had a number of players out on international duty which affected City. John Stones and Kyle Walker are ruled out of this evening’s game after picking up injuries during the recent FIFA break. Walker pulled up with a hamstring injury just 20 minutes into England’s 1-0 friendly defeat to Brazil at Wembley. In the next game, Stones didn’t even last that long - in the 2-2 draw against Belgium, he was replaced by Joe Gomez after just 10 minutes and is reported to be suffering a problem.
Losing two key components at the back is a blow for Guardiola. Walker has been ever present since the season started, deployed either at right-back or centre-back while Stone overcame a hip injury to win back a place in the side playing either in the back four or in a more advanced, midfield role in recent weeks.
On a more positive note, Kevin De Bruyne is back to full fitness after sitting out FA Cup tie against Newcastle with a groin strain. He was left out of the Belgium squad for the recent games against Ireland and England. Kevin is so important,” the manager said in his pre-match press conference. “It has been a tough season for him with injuries. He
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