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Manchester City's Savinho is carried distant successful a stretcher aft sustaining an wounded arsenic Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola looks on. (Reuters)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has encouraged his players to gully inspiration from tennis fable Rafael Nadal, urging them to play done the pain.
The injury-stricken defending champions volition beryllium missing 9 of their first-team players successful their upcoming Premier League lucifer against Bournemouth. Ballon d’Or victor Rodri, Oscar Bobb, and Kevin De Bruyne person semipermanent injuries, portion Savinho, Manuel Akanji, and Josko Gvardiol picked up issues during the midweek Carabao Cup decision to Tottenham. Guardiola had antecedently ruled Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish, and Kyle Walker retired until aft the planetary break.
“There are moments erstwhile injuries are superior and necessitate caution, but sometimes, if you person insignificant problems, you person to play,” Guardiola told reporters.
“Rafa Nadal played his full vocation with pain. He played and won—I don’t cognize however galore Grand Slams.
“In modern football, you person to grip these situations, oregon it’s intolerable to prolong playing each 3 days astatine a apical club. We’ll accommodate time and successful the games ahead.
“We person an unthinkable radical of players with a beardown mentality, adjacent successful pugnacious times. This week is precise important.”
When asked however overmuch the disposable players could beryllium pushed, Guardiola said: “They’re utilized to playing with immoderate pain. It could beryllium insignificant niggles—today, astir each players play with pain.”
Guardiola besides provided a fittingness update connected Kevin De Bruyne: “He’s getting better. The past 2 oregon 3 days, the doc told maine helium made advancement successful presumption of symptom management.”
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