Manchester Metropolis may should deal with one more setback forward of their showdown towards Liverpool subsequent Sunday.
Pep Guardiola’s facet have misplaced their final 5 matches in all competitions, the latest of which noticed them thumped 0-4 at residence by Tottenham on the weekend, they usually now discover themselves eight factors adrift of the Reds within the Premier League title race.
The lack of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri to a season-ending ACL damage has evidently hindered them, and having had to deal with a number of different absences, the Etihad Stadium outfit could possibly be disadvantaged of one more participant for his or her go to to Anfield.
Man Metropolis dealt one other damage setback
As per the Liverpool Echo, John Stones may now be uncertain for Sunday’s top-of-the-table conflict as he didn’t practice with Metropolis yesterday forward of tonight’s Champions League fixture towards Feyenoord.
The previous Everton defender was substituted at half-time towards Tottenham three days in the past, and Guardiola might be sweating on the 30-year-old’s health forward of a vital week for his facet.
Metropolis’s damage record additionally consists of Oskar Bobb and Mateo Kovacic, though they’ll have welcomed the returns of Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku to crew coaching after they missed the beating by Spurs.
Metropolis may miss Stones’ set-piece risk
We don’t know for positive if Stones will miss his crew’s match towards Liverpool on Sunday, however his absence from coaching yesterday gained’t have gone unnoticed on Merseyside.
Regardless of taking part in as a centre-back, the England worldwide continues to be Metropolis’s joint-second high scorer this season with three targets, outscoring the likes of Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Doku, Jack Grealish and Savinho (Transfermarkt).
If he’s to overlook out on the fixture at Anfield, Guardiola could be disadvantaged of not solely a daily starter in his again 4 but additionally a real risk at set items, and we think about the Spaniard might be praying that the 30-year-old gained’t be sidelined for Sunday.
Liverpool aren’t with out damage issues of their very own, so each camps might be in need of some key operators after they face off in L4 in 5 days’ time.
Even when Stones lacking out could be a giant blow for Metropolis, we by no means wish to see gamers getting injured, and hopefully no matter subject may be troubling him isn’t a critical one.
