Man City injury news: Rodri, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol update from Pep Guardiola before Everton clash

Pep Guardiola has provided the latest update connected the fittingness of his Manchester City squad up of Monday’s Premier League clash with Everton astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The Citizens extended their winning tally successful each competitions to six matches erstwhile they came from down to beat Southampton 2-1 successful the FA Cup semi-finals astatine Wembley past weekend.

Man City person won their past 2 games, including a 1-0 triumph astatine Burnley, without cardinal midfielder Rodri, who picked up a groin wounded successful the 2-1 triumph implicit Premier League rubric rivals Arsenal a mates of weeks ago.

Prior to City’s triumph implicit Southampton, Guardiola said that Rodri “is better” but the determination was made to not instrumentality immoderate risks with his fitness.

Speaking astatine a property league connected Friday, the Catalan manager issued a akin update connected Rodri, telling reporters: "He's getting better. Still helium didn't bid with us, truthful we volition spot successful the adjacent days.

Guardiola was past asked if helium was assured that Rodri would beryllium acceptable to instrumentality against Everton, and helium replied: “Always I americium confident".

Rodri to beryllium assessed, Dias, Gvardiol stay retired for Man City

Considering that Rodri is yet to instrumentality portion successful training, a precocious telephone is acceptable to beryllium made connected his availability for Monday, and a commencement successful midfield against Everton is seemingly improbable astatine this stage.

Nico Gonzalez, who scored a long-range victor against Southampton, could truthful clasp his starting spot successful centre-midfield alongside outgoing skipper Bernardo Silva, but Nico O’Reilly could besides beryllium deployed centrally if helium is not playing astatine left-back.

Meanwhile, Guardiola has besides confirmed that Ruben Dias remains sidelined with an ankle wounded that has forced him to miss Man City’s past six games successful each competitions.

Fellow defender Josko Gvardiol is besides retired arsenic helium continued to retrieve from a tibial fracture sustained successful January, but some players are making advancement successful their bid to instrumentality to afloat fitness.

"[Dias is] not yet with the team, but he's getting better,” said Guardiola. “Him, Josko [Gvardiol] and Rodri. They're better".

“Always Everton person been tough”, says Guardiola

Man City could question to Merseyside sitting six points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal if the Gunners bushed Fulham connected Saturday.

The Citizens tin ill-afford to driblet immoderate points if they privation to triumph a seventh rubric successful 10 years nether Guardiola, who is expecting different tricky trial against Everton connected Monday.

“Always Everton person been tough,” said Guardiola. “Old Everton was truthful chill and truthful British and I loved to spell determination but successful the caller stadium they are defending truly good and ever it has been tough.

“In caller weeks, Everton person had precise bully results and are warring for a spot successful Europe.

“We won with 2 oregon 3 actions present but we were not bully astatine that moment. We can’t person immoderate effect but win, win, win.”

Everton volition surely beryllium nary pushovers for Man City connected Merseyside, but the Citizens tin instrumentality comfortableness from their awesome 17-game unbeaten tally against the Toffees successful the Premier League, winning 2-0 successful the reverse fixture six months agone courtesy of a brace from Erling Haaland.