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Ait-Nouri fit to face Brighton, says Guardiola
Pep Guardiola says Rayan Ait-Nouri is available for selection in this weekend’s Premier League trip to Brighton.
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Analysing Brighton ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash
We travel to the south coast at 14:00 (UK) on Sunday for our third Premier League match of the season.
Left-back Ait-Nouri was forced to withdraw early during last week’s defeat to Spurs but Guardiola says the summer signing could again feature this time around.
“He’s fine,” said Guardiola when asked about the Algerian in Friday’s pre-match press conference.
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Asked for clarification about whether the defender could play this weekend, Guardiola was unequivocal.
“Yes,” he said.
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After we face Brighton, the players will break for the first international window of the new season.
Rodri has been named in Spain’s squad for their fixtures during that period despite limited minutes for City as he continues his return to full fitness.
Guardiola says he supports the Ballon d’Or winner getting minutes and building rhythm.
“Never spoke with the manager for Spain ever. Of course he feels better and needs minutes, I think they talk to each other and they decide who to select,” he said.
“If the player is fit, I always support that they go to the national team.
“I said in Italy [for Palermo friendly] that Rodri I think after next international break he’ll be better. Try against Wolves, Spurs, Brighton to play for a few minutes.”
Brighton v City app coverage
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from the AMEX in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 12:40 (UK).
David James and Karen Bardsley will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show alongside presenter Cel Spellman, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
We’ll have a quick-hit 2-minute highlights package available at 19:00 (UK), while you can sign-in to watch a free 8-minute edit at midnight. On CITY+ meanwhile, there’ll be our popular full-match replay as well as our new extended highlights offering which features the best 20 minutes of action from the game. Both are also available at midnight.
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