Midfielder De Bruyne suffered a hamstring injury in the first game of the season, winger Doku has been out with a muscular issue since early December, and striker Haaland has been sidelined with a foot injury for the past three weeks. Defender John Stones limped off against Everton in midweek with an ankle problem and now Guardiola says all four won’t be fit to face Chris Wilder’s men at the Etihad on Saturday.
On Friday, Guardiola said in his pre-match press conference: “Nothing has changed from the last games. The same are injured plus John Stones.”
Despite fourth-placed City not having their best start to the season and missing some key players through injuries, they are just five points behind league leaders Liverpool – plus, they have a game in hand. When these players are back available, look out for the rest of the Premier League.
After City round off their year against the Blades, they will start the defense of their FA Cup campaign at home to Championship side Huddersfield Town on January 7 before returning to Prem