Pep Guardiola is having a nightmare season, as Manchester City has won just one in 11 previous games in all competitions.Injuries have been one of the key reasons behind that unprecedented crisis, and it seems like the injury list at the Etihad is just endless.After Rodri, who will miss the entire season, Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji and Kyle Walker, Pep will have to do it without his experienced defender Ruben Dias in the next few weeks.Guardiola after the derby loss: ‘I’m the boss and I’m not good enough’The Spaniard confirmed that Dias has been ruled out for “three or four weeks” with a muscle injury. The Portuguese defender suffered the injury in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United. Beside a several EPL games, the 27-year-old will probably skip City’s crucial Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes on January 22.”It’s a muscular problem and he will be out for three to four weeks,” said Guardiola. “After 75 minutes against United, he felt something. But he’s so strong and wanted to stay on the pitch. Now he’s injured.”PEP 💬 [Ruben Dias will be out for] three or four weeks. It’s muscular. [He played] 75 minutes against United and he felt something but he is so strong and wanted to stay on the pitch. pic.twitter.com/6SEEuOwftL— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 20, 2024 Guardiola confirmed Stones, Akanji and midfielder Mateo Kovacic have all trained this week and could feature at Aston Villa on Saturday. However, goalkeeper Ederson is in “a doubt” with an unspecified problem.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 17Saturday15:30: (3.50) Aston Villa (3.60) Man.City (2.15)18:00: (2.35) Brentford (3.50) Nott.Forest (3.15)18:00: (4.60) Ipswich (3.90) Newcastle (1.73)18:00: (2.90) West Ham (3.75) Brighton (2.40)20:30: (5.70) Crystal Palace (4.00) Arsenal (1.67)Sunday17:00: (5.30) Everton (4.00) Chelsea (1.63)17:00: (1.45) Fulham (4.50) Southampton (7.00)17:00: (2.55) Leicester (3.65) Wolverhampton (2.75)17:00: (1.90) Man.Utd. (3.70) Bournemouth (4.40)19:30: (4.10) Tottenham (4.40) Liverpool (1.80)***odds are subject to change***
