Pep Guardiola addressed the media ahead of City's Champions League clash against Sporting CP.
City return to European action with a two-legged tie against the Portuguese outfit.
Pep Guardiola’s men travel to the Primeira Liga side for the first leg on Tuesday 15 February in a 20:00 (UK) kick-off at the José Alvalade Stadium.
Jack Grealish has not recovered from the injury which ruled him out of Manchester City’s win over Norwich City and will miss Tuesday’s Champions League game against Sporting.
The midfielder was side-lined with a shin problem for the 4-0 win at Carrow Road and, whilst his condition has improved, he will not be ready for the trip to Portugal.
Gabriel Jesus and Cole Palmer are also unavailable for the first leg of our last 16 tie, with neither player recovering from the injuries which have kept them out in recent weeks.
“He is better, but for tomorrow he is not available alongside Cole Palmer and Gabriel,” Pep Guardiola confirmed when asked about Grealish at his pre-match press conference.
City travel to Lisbon on the back of a superb run of form, having won 18 of our last 20 games in all competitions, with our only defeat coming against Leipzig in our final Champions League group stage after qualification to the last 16 was already confirmed.
Guardiola admits City’s confidence is high after amid such an impressive sequence of results, and, crucially for him, so too is the harmony amongst the group.
The Catalan acknowledged that competition for plac...
By Man City
February 14, 2022
