Man City injury news: Pep Guardiola issues reassuring update on two stars names before crucial Crystal Palace clash

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has provided a little update connected the fittingness of Rodri and Abdukodir Khusanov up of Wednesday night’s Premier League clash with Crystal Palace astatine the Etihad Stadium.

The Citizens returned to winning ways past Saturday arsenic they secured a 3-0 triumph over Brentford, claiming maximum points without the beingness of Khusanov successful defence.

Khusanov was absent aft sustaining what was described by Guardiola arsenic a “knock successful a achy area” pursuing a situation from Everton striker Beto successful City’s 3-3 draw on Merseyside past week.

Rodri, meanwhile, returned to partial grooming past Friday aft missing the erstwhile 3 matches with a groin problem, but helium was not deemed acceptable to instrumentality against Brentford.

Ahead of Man City’s important showdown with Palace, arsenic good arsenic the FA Cup last against Chelsea connected Saturday, Guardiola has issued a reassuring update connected the Citizens pair.

Asked archetypal astir Rodri astatine a property league connected Tuesday, the Catalan manager said: “Better. We volition spot successful grooming this afternoon.”

On Khusanov, helium added: “Better arsenic well. [He took a] pugnacious sound against Beto erstwhile helium played Everton. He’s better.”

Offering a wide update connected his squad up of City’s last 4 fixtures of the season, Guardiola said: "No concerns, we get bully successful presumption of the squad."

Man City fixed Rodri, Khusanov anticipation up of important fixtures

It remains to beryllium seen whether either Rodri oregon Khusanov volition beryllium acceptable to commencement connected Wednesday, but that information that some players are “better” springiness Citizens supporters anticipation that they could beryllium progressive against Palace successful immoderate capacity.

If Rodri is not acceptable to start, past either Tijjani Reijnders - who was handed his archetypal league commencement since January past play - Nico Gonzalez oregon Nico O’Reilly is acceptable to nexus up with skipper Bernardo Silva successful midfield.

Meanwhile, the imaginable lack of Khusanov from City’s archetypal XI would presumably spot Nathan Ake clasp his staring spot astatine the bosom of the defence alongside Marc Guehi, who is acceptable to look his erstwhile nine for the archetypal since leaving successful January for £20m.

There was nary caller update connected the availability of Josko Gvardiol, who is backmost successful squad grooming aft much than 3 months retired with a tibial fracture, portion Ruben Dias was an unused substitute past play and should beryllium successful the squad again connected Wednesday.

Guardiola talks up Glasner and “top team” Crystal Palace

Man City presently beryllium 2nd successful the Premier League table and tin determination to wrong 2 points of rubric rivals Arsenal astatine the acme if they bushed 14th-placed Crystal Palace connected location soil.

The Citizens tin truthful ill-afford to driblet immoderate points connected Wednesday if they privation to support their slim rubric hopes alive, and Guardiola is expecting a hard situation against Oliver Glasner’s “top team”.

"It's ever been a pugnacious crippled (against Palace), particularly nether Roy Hodgson and present Oliver [Glasner],” said Guardiola. "They person a European final, but possibly struggling successful the Premier League due to the fact that of a batch of changes.

"The manager is leaving - it was announced a agelong clip agone - and possibly they haven't been consistent, but the prime is there. The patterns are there."

"In Germany, [Glasner] did an unthinkable job. He is an experienced manager, nary doubt. They are a apical team. They are pugnacious to beat, ever person been, but inactive we are there."

“Professional” Palace “will bash their best” successful final-day fixture vs. Arsenal

Palace volition besides look Arsenal astatine Selhurst Park connected the last time of the season, conscionable a fewer days earlier the Conference League final, but Guardiola is not acrophobic that Glasner volition tract a weakened broadside for that potentially-pivotal fixture.

"No. They are truthful nonrecreational each the teams,” Guardiola said: "Palace volition play top. We saw Leeds yesterday against Spurs. Even being retired of the relegation battle, we saw however they competed.

"We person played present against Aston Villa and West Ham successful the past with thing to play for and it was truthful difficult.

"I'm beauteous definite Palace volition bash their best, of course, knowing they person got a European last a fewer days later."

Man City, unbeaten successful their past 16 Premier League games astatine the Etihad (W13 D3), person already beaten Palace this season, winning 3-0 astatine Selhurst Park successful December courtesy of a brace from Erling Haaland and a onslaught from Phil Foden.