Man City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed that Jeremy Doku and Savinho are close to returning to full fitness.
Doku has been sidelined since picking up a calf injury against Galatasaray last month, but Guardiola says the Belgian international is set to be available again very soon:
“Jeremy is close. He still doesn’t train with us, but we will see. He’s a little better, but [against Salford] we needed wingers. We know how important he is.”
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Doku has been in great form for the Cityzens, having scored 3 goals and provided 11 assists in 30 appearances across all competitions.
Savinho could face Newcastle
While Doku is not in full training yet, Guardiola has suggested that Savinho could be back this weekend, having narrowly missed out on a return in the FA Cup:
“He’s been out for six weeks. He could [have played] a few minutes, but we didn’t want to take risks. Training two days ago was wow, so good. He’s close.”
“Now we have a long week and players coming back. Already, Savinho, when he will learn to make the finished product, he will be an unbelievable winger on both sides.”
It’s likely that Savinho will be on the bench when City play Newcastle United on Saturday night.
Man City have some important games coming up
With the title battle against Arsenal heating up, it is a major boost for City to have both Savinho and Doku back in the fold.
After they face Newcastle at the Etihad this weekend, they have an away fixture against Leeds the following Saturday before hosting another relegation struggler, Nottingham Forest, at home on March 4th.
Guardiola’s men will then play Newcastle again in the fifth round of the FA Cup a few days later.
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