Injury Updates

[kaz7]

Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho will be assessed tomorrow ahead of West Ham, with both players 'in treatment today', confirms Pep Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola: "I said many times, we have to handle these absences. If it was many months, a big problem but one or two games... We saw against Wolves, we get through." [via
@_joebray
]

 

[kismet]

Its good to hear neither Laporte or Dinho are out. They will be assessed tomorrow.

Laporte is key.

 

[citizen_maine]

Not sure what to make of this, posted 20 mins ago, strange if you are out for the season?
Aymeric Laporte @Laporte

Another top result from the team Proud of the guys. Let's finish strong Come on City !

Sorry, have I missed something? Even if he's out injured, wouldn't you expect him to be cheering on his team mates?

 

[cibaman]

Its good to hear neither Laporte or Dinho are out. They will be assessed tomorrow.

Laporte is key.

Although this is one occasion when Pep might have decided to be economical with the truth.

 

[kismet]

Although this is one occasion when Pep might have decided to be economical with the truth.

Possibly.......I do hope they are both in with a shout

 

[swinton blue]

I'm presuming with his statement about laporte and dinho that ake is fit
Surely a risk worth taking ake and laporte/ dinho 45 mins each

 

[willipp]

If Dinho and Laporte are injured, what are our CB options apart from Ake. Also isn't Ake struggling with an injury as well?

 

[Octavian]

I'm presuming with his statement about laporte and dinho that ake is fit
Surely a risk worth taking ake and laporte/ dinho 45 mins each

We just need to get through Sunday with 3 points, the risk is absolutely worth taking.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

We just need to get through Sunday with 3 points, the risk is absolutely worth taking.

Not convinced it is. We actually just need to get through Villa with 3 points and, if giving them all a week means they’re all available, so be it. I would rather play with a couple of the academy lads, who’ve been winning almost every week, than play with injured players this week, lose the game, and have them all unavailable for next week.

 

[kaz7]

Not convinced it is. We actually just need to get through Villa with 3 points and, if giving them all a week means they’re all available, so be it. I would rather play with a couple of the academy lads, who’ve been winning almost every week, than play with injured players this week, lose the game, and have them all unavailable for next week.

Hammers is the harder game of the two , patch them up for this weekend

 

[Octavian]

Not convinced it is. We actually just need to get through Villa with 3 points and, if giving them all a week means they’re all available, so be it. I would rather play with a couple of the academy lads, who’ve been winning almost every week, than play with injured players this week, lose the game, and have them all unavailable for next week.

Sunday is the toughest game and we just need to get it done. If we win Sunday it’s over, Liverpool will make a load of changes for Tuesday (Klopp has confirmed it) and will stop chasing us.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Sunday is the toughest game and we just need to get it done. If we win Sunday it’s over, Liverpool will make a load of changes for Tuesday (Klopp has confirmed it) and will stop chasing us.

Not convinced it’ll be that easy with a half fit defence if they’ve got Antonio and Bowen running at them, that’s all.

 

[Cricket Blue]

Not convinced it’ll be that easy with a half fit defence if they’ve got Antonio and Bowen running at them, that’s all.

Win this game it's done, it doesn't matter about aston villa.

 

[Centurions]

Not convinced it is. We actually just need to get through Villa with 3 points and, if giving them all a week means they’re all available, so be it. I would rather play with a couple of the academy lads, who’ve been winning almost every week, than play with injured players this week, lose the game, and have them all unavailable for next week.

I get where you're coming from but another week won't guarantee they're any fitter for Villa, it could also make it more of a pressure cooker situation than it may warrant otherwise. Play anyone who's fit enough this Sunday and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[Octavian]

Not convinced it’ll be that easy with a half fit defence if they’ve got Antonio and Bowen running at them, that’s all.

If we play academy lads we’re likely to lose Sunday and that means we need to win and and may need to win by a few against Villa.

 

[Ederson1000YardDrive]

Pep will 100% want to win this weekend... huge risk going to the last game needing to win!

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

If Dinho and Laporte are injured, what are our CB options apart from Ake. Also isn't Ake struggling with an injury as well?

Mbete or Egan-Riley could step up, but it would be a risk.

Maybe Rodder's could drop in to the middle.

 

[cibaman]

Possibly.......I do hope they are both in with a shout

Yes, although I would be surprised if both start

 

[cibaman]

We just need to get through Sunday with 3 points, the risk is absolutely worth taking.

Pep seemed happy to take the risk in the CL when it was 5 subs. With only 3 available it’s a different story. He can’t risk using up two defensive subs early on when we might need attacking subs later in the game

 

[FantasyIreland]

Has it been established if THB is an option?