Man City injury list could force Pep Guardiola to gamble in run-in
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe news from the national team camps has been mixed as Pep Guardiola readies himself for the home straight of the season. Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva were given a match off while Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish have both trained at the City Football Academy, although Kyle Walker limped out of England's game with Brazil, Manu Akanji picked up a knock that forced him out of a Switzerland match and then John Stones had to go off against Belgium.
City's squad is blessed with talent but - contrary to popular belief - is not rich in reserves as Guardiola prefers a small group to avoid the disputes that can come from players being left out of matches.
As boring as it may be to admit, injuries can make or break the run-in when trophies are decided. ALSO READ: How behind closed doors game shaped City transfer plans READ MORE: City get Kevin De Bruyne injury boost ahead of Arsenal fixture City headed to Bayern Munich last year for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with a clean bill of health, only for the hamstring injury Nathan Ake suffered at the Allianz Arena to threaten to disrupt them.
The biggest reason that it didn't was the fact that Manu Akanji was able to step in and perform exceptionally at left-back against first Arsenal and then Real Madrid.
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