Man City coach Pep Guardiola raises Phil Foden injury concern ahead of Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPep Guardiola said that Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez were not fit enough to start Manchester City's game against Young Boys just days before the Manchester derby.
The City manager made seven changes from the team that beat Brighton at the weekend, with Foden and Alvarez two who dropped to the bench in Bern.
Alvarez came on for the final 25 minutes of the match, although Foden was an unused substitute. Guardiola admitted that the pitch had impacted how the team set out to play but suggested that the team selection was more to do with the fitness of his players. "We played seven new players because some were tired," said the manager. ALSO READ Man City ratings as Rodri and Jack Grealish good ALSO READ Guardiola plans for Man United become clearer after Man City win "Phil had a little problem, Julian could not play 90 minutes.
We don't have a huge squad but I rely on them a lot and they played really good." City had already taken the unusual step of training on the pitch the day before the game rather than working in Manchester as they normally would, and after the game most of the substitutes headed back out into the rain to do training drills.
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