Speaking at Friday’s press conference, Pep Guardiola confirmed that Jeremy Doku (calf) has returned to Manchester City training for the first time.
“Yesterday make the first training session.
“I don’t know [when he’ll return to play]. We’ll talk with the doctors and officials afterwards.” – Pep Guardiola on Jeremy Doku
Josko Gvardiol (leg) and Mateo Kovacic (ankle) remain out.
Meanwhile, Max Alleyne wasn’t involved in Gameweek 27, having hobbled out of the recent FA Cup win over Salford City. We’ve got no details of his issue, if there is one.
Otherwise, there are no other known concerns.
“Yeah, good.” – Pep Guardiola when asked how his squad was
Several players in Man City’s squad – such as Rayan Cherki, Omar Marmoush, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Abdudokir Khusanov – are observing the religious period of Ramadan, which involves fasting during daylight hours.
That doesn’t, however, factor into Guardiola’s team selection.
“We have good nutritionists, they adapt to what the team needs.
“I think they’re used to it, they’re not young, and are used to many, many years playing in this period.
“No [I don’t consider it when picking the team]. They know to handle these situations.” – Pep Guardiola on the players in his squad who are observing Ramadan
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