Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City are fit to play against Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Saturday, according to Pep Guardiola.
Manchester City Online News:
Jack Grealish and De Bruyne were absent from Manchester City’s final two Premier League games of their title-winning campaign, according to Guardiola, who revealed that some players had “niggles.”
Defenders Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias missed the 1-0 loss to Brentford on the final day as well, but Guardiola provided a positive injury update on his team prior to the Wembley clash.
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Asked about De Bruyne and Jack Grealish, the City boss said: “They trained well in the last two training sessions.
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“No, all of them (the players) are more or less fine.”
Pep Guardiola’s statement that goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, who has participated in every club domestic cup match this season, will play in the final has allayed injuries concerns.
With the Champions League final against Inter Milan coming up next week, a win for City at Wembley would give them two-thirds of a possible treble.
Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, claims he is not planning ahead.
“We should think about what we have to do to win this one game,” he said. “Nothing changes. We analyse the strengths of the opponent and see the weaknesses they have.
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“It’s a football game, that’s the most important thing. We cannot control what’s on the outside. We do what we can to win the game.”
Anthony Martial won’t be playing on Saturday for Manchester United, and Ten Hag has acknowledged that Antony is also doubtful.
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