Pep Guardiola forced to juggle at Man City after Fernandinho injury blow
The pressure mounts with key players injured and City in the running for three more titles
Manchester — Manchester City bagged the first silverware of the season by winning the League Cup final against Chelsea but manager Pep Guardiola will be cautious about the midweek league encounter with his predecessor Manuel Pellegrini. Mid-table West Ham are the visitors to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday as City return to league action following their penalty shootout win at Wembley. But celebrations after a highly satisfactory Sunday afternoon for Guardiola, with title rivals Liverpool only managing to pick up a point in a draw at Manchester United, were muted by the post-match news from the City dressing room. Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho (groin) and central defender Aymeric Laporte (hamstring) both sustained injuries at Wembley that Guardiola said would sideline them for several weeks. Even allowing for the depth of a City squad assembled for vast sums, it would be hard to pick two less replaceable performers for the manager to lose at such a pivotal stage of the campaign, ...
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