Josko Gvardiol says his full focus is on Saturday, seeming to allay fears about an damage picked up on Wednesday evening.
Manchester Metropolis have been crushed 2-1 by Tottenham within the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, with Spurs progressing to tackle Manchester United within the quarter-finals.
It was a irritating evening for Pep Guardiola, who noticed Manuel Akanji withdraw within the warm-up and Savinho hobble off with an damage.
There was additionally concern for Gvardiol as he obtained remedy on the sector after the ultimate whistle, with Metropolis medical workers seemingly involved.
Requested about how the defender was following the sport, Guardiola was at midnight, saying: ‘I don’t know, I didn’t communicate. Each time I went close to the therapeutic massage tables it was too busy, too crowded, so I don’t know.’
Gvardiol has since posted on social media and made no point out of scuffling with damage, as an alternative sounding like he shall be able to go when Metropolis go to Bournemouth this weekend.
‘Thanks for the assist. We hold transferring ahead with full concentrate on Saturday!’ Gvardiol wrote.
Guardiola’s squad is extraordinarily stretched, with Rodri and Oscar Bobb out with long-term accidents, whereas Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku and Kyle Walker are all additionally sidelined.
‘We now have 13 gamers (obtainable) so we’re in actual issue,’ Guardiola mentioned after defeat at Spurs. ‘The blokes that play, they end most of them with issues and we’ll see how they recuperate.
‘Tomorrow we now have two keepers and Erling Haaland for the coaching session, the remaining, so we don’t have anything.
‘I feel after we are in hassle, like we’re as a result of in 9 years it has by no means occurred this example with many, many accidents for a lot of, many causes, in these conditions, the gamers they make a step ahead and they’re extra collectively than ever and they’re going to strive to do that week on this brief time to recuperate.
‘It’s solely that what number of gamers we now have ready. However we now have the Academy and if the seniors can’t be there, we’ll do it. And we’re going to Bournemouth to compete.’
Of the accidents on Wednesday evening, Akanji is anticipated to be obtainable on Saturday however the severity of Savinho’s ‘knock’ is unclear and he could also be out.
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