‘We are in trouble’: Guardiola says Stones injury ‘deep bad news’ for City | Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has claimed Manchester City may very well be “in bother” following John Stones’ newest harm setback. The treble winners are awaiting assessments of the England defender after he was compelled off with a knock in Tuesday’s 3-0 Champions League stroll towards Younger Boys. Stones solely returned to motion in October after a two-month lay-off with hamstring and hip issues. Supervisor Guardiola mentioned he feared the 29-year-old may very well be out “for some time” with the muscular downside and described the blow as “deep dangerous information”. Stones has been revelatory for Metropolis enjoying in a hybrid defence-midfield position and Guardiola feels he enhances central anchor Rodri completely. A lot was made from the actual fact Rodri was suspended when Metropolis misplaced three successive video games earlier within the marketing campaign, however Guardiola believes the absence of Stones was equally essential. He mentioned: “The issue is we play John and Rodri on the identical time – now we’re in bother, as a result of we now have to play a bit in a different way, like occurred in Arsenal. We don’t really feel snug nonetheless, we’re not ready to alter many variations.” Metropolis hardly…