After defeating Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup semifinal, Manchester City has started getting ready for their Premier League match against Brighton coming Thursday. At Amex Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s team will play another game that they really must win.
Manchester City has five days to prepare before facing Roberto De Zerbi’s team. They are six wins away from winning the Premier League for the fourth time in a row. This is despite their demanding week last week. There seem to be two injury concerns for Pep Guardiola ahead of the encounter. Erling Haaland and John Stones seem to be the two players who are questionable for Manchester City’s crucial victory.
During the half, John Stones was replaced as City defeated Chelsea. The first half of his team’s valiant victory didn’t seem to feature the full fitness of the England international. Stones’ condition was not updated by Pep Guardiola after City’s victory. John Stones’ availability for the match against Brighton is anticipated to be updated when Pep Guardiola meets with the media this week for his pre-game news conference.
Erling Haaland might not be able to play this week against the Seagulls. Against Real Madrid, at the conclusion of normal time, City’s number nine was replaced. Haaland’s withdrawal from the game before extra time in City’s penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid caught us off guard. Prior to his team’s Saturday victory against Chelsea, Pep Guardiola gave an update on Haaland. He did not know if Haaland would play against Brighton, he informed the journalists. Guardiola stated to BBC Sport that Haland was hurt. Though I don’t believe it’s much, he can’t do it today. I have no idea if he’ll return for the following game.
