A crisis that Guardiola faces .. Manchester City only has 13 players

Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City team face a crisis before playing against Leicester City next Monday in the Premier League, where the Spanish manager confirmed that he only has 13 players from the first team, which means that he will have 5 young players for complete the list of matches.

“Well the situation now is that we only have 13 players available from the first team,” Guardiola said at a news conference on Friday. “We will need elements of the academy not only to train, but also to be trusted in the games.”

He continued: “Through the troubles we suffered on the front line, for sure Liam (Delab) will be with us, and we will see if we will need or use him, but we must not forget how we spoke before Phil Foden in recent seasons, just He is 17 years old and needs a lot of development and the steps come from time. “

Dilab, who played Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup, scored a goal that helped the team qualify by winning 2-1, to draw the attention of his fans thanks to his physical distinction.

Guardiola explained that Nicolás Otamendi is not available to participate in the match, as is the case with Emric Laporte, who did not reach the required preparation to participate after he returned alone to training last Friday after recovering from the Corona virus.

Ilkai Gundogan will also be absent from the team due to Coronavirus contagion, in addition to Sergio Agüero, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Zenchenko, who suffer from the infection.