Man City injury, suspension news and return dates for Brentford clash: Rodri, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol latest

Manchester City volition beryllium looking to instrumentality to winning ways erstwhile they invited Brentford to the Etihad Stadium for an important Premier League clash connected Saturday evening.

The Citizens suffered a large stroke successful the rubric contention connected Monday night, arsenic they dropped 2 points successful a breathtaking 3-3 gully with Everton astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium, leaving them five points down leaders Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola has had to header without a mates of first-team stars successful caller weeks and whitethorn not beryllium a afloat spot erstwhile again erstwhile his squad instrumentality to location ungraded this weekend.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Man City’s latest wounded and suspension quality up of the semi-final against Keith Andrews’s side.

Rodri

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Groin

Possible instrumentality date: May 9 (vs. Brentford)

Rodri has missed Man City’s past 3 games successful each competitions with a groin injury. Guardiola told reporters anterior to the gully with Everton that the Spaniard “is better”, but a precocious telephone is acceptable to beryllium made connected his availability for Saturday.

Ruben Dias

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible instrumentality date: May 9 (vs. Brentford)

Ruben Dias has missed Man City’s past 7 matches with an ankle injury, and though helium is “getting better”, it remains to beryllium seen whether helium volition beryllium acceptable to instrumentality this weekend.

Josko Gvardiol

Status: Out

Type of injury: Tibial fracture

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Josko Gvardiol underwent country connected a tibial fracture astatine the opening of January, and it remains to beryllium seen whether the defender volition instrumentality to the first-team fold earlier the extremity of the season.

MANCHESTER CITY'S SUSPENSION LIST

Man City person nary suspended players for this match.