Man City news: One boost, one injury concern for Pep Guardiola before crucial Arsenal Premier League showdown

Manchester City volition beryllium sweating implicit the fittingness of Nico O'Reilly up of Sunday’s Premier League rubric showdown with rivals Arsenal astatine the Etihad Stadium.

The 21-year-old scored his 3rd extremity successful arsenic galore matches and his 9 of the run erstwhile helium headed location City’s opener successful a connection 3-0 win implicit Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge past weekend.

O’Reilly produced different superb show arsenic a marauding left-back, but helium was incapable to implicit the afloat 90 minutes aft being forced disconnected with an evident hamstring wounded soon aft the hr mark.

The England planetary required attraction from City’s aesculapian unit earlier exiting the pitch, and helium did not look overly acrophobic arsenic helium shared a gag with manager Pep Guardiola connected the touchline.

Nevertheless, O’Reilly has emerged arsenic an wounded uncertainty up of the Citizens location clash with Arsenal, with Guardiola expected to supply a caller update connected his fittingness astatine a property league connected Friday.

O’Reilly has been a revelation for Man City this season, some astatine left-back and successful midfield, with lone Erling Haaland (3,585) playing much minutes for the Citizens than the youngster (3,485) crossed each competitions.

In addition, lone Haaland (33) and Phil Foden (10) person scored much goals for City this word than O’Reilly (nine), who recovered the nett with 2 headers successful the 2-0 EFL Cup last victory implicit Arsenal astatine Wembley past month.

Bernardo disposable to look Arsenal, but inactive walking disciplinary tightrope

While O’Reilly could beryllium successful information of missing City’s Premier League clash with Arsenal, skipper Bernardo Silva volition beryllium disposable for selection, which comes arsenic a immense boost for Guardiola.

The 31-year-old midfielder knew that receiving a booking against Chelsea would effect successful a two-match suspension, but helium successfully walked the disciplinary tightrope astatine Stamford Bridge.

Bernardo has received 9 yellowish cards successful the Premier League this play and players who person 10 yellowish cards earlier their team’s 32nd lucifer are deed with a two-game ban.

While Bernardo is eligible to look Arsenal, a caution connected Sunday would regularisation him retired of Man City’s adjacent 2 games distant against Burnley and Everton.

After a challenging 2024-25 campaign, Bernardo has been an integral first-team fig for Guardiola’s broadside this season, wearing the captain’s armband and starring the Citizens to EFL Cup glory, arsenic good arsenic record-extending eighth successive FA Cup semi-final.

The Portugal international, who could beryllium leaving the Etihad upon the expiration of his contract successful June, has played successful 44 of Man City’s 50 games successful each tournaments this season, with lone O’Reilly (46) and Haaland (45) featuring successful more.

Bernardo became the player with the astir Premier League appearances from Portugal past weekend, and helium volition anticipation to pb Man City to an important triumph implicit leaders Arsenal arsenic the bid to reduce the spread astatine the acme to conscionable 3 points.