Manchester City are in 'trouble' and Pep Guardiola reveals why
Pep Guardiola's consideration due to their injuries, and now Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva has suffered an injury. With this, the injury problem of Manchester City has soared to a new height. Though the City have scored a 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League opener on Tuesday, Silva was forced off before the halftime. He signed a one-year extension last month and this will keep him at City until 2026.
Guardiola confirms Silva's injury
Confirming Silva's injury, Guardiola told journalists that he won't be able to play in the next games. He also said that the team is in trouble, but he would not say that the City have a lot of injuries. Manchester City will host Nottingham Forest on Saturday and try to make it six wins in a row. Guardiola is worried that so many key players will be absent at such a crucial juncture.
Injuries at crucial juncture
These injuries are also crucial because City sold Riyad Mahrez, Cole Palmer and Aymeric Laporte, while skipper Ilkay Gundogan joined Barcelona at the end of his contract. Besides, Joao Cancelo, Tommy Doyle and James McAtee were given to other clubs on loan.
City have many matches
Pep Guardiola is also concerned that the City have three more Premier League games. The club will meet Arsenal on October 8, it will take on Newcastle and RB Leipzig before the next international break.
Manchester City spend GBP200 million
Manchester City spent a hefty amount of GBP 200 million on acquiring new players in the summer. They bought Matheus Nunes from Wolves for GBP 53 million on the last day of the transfer window.
Talking to the BBC, Guardiola said, «We can't have, with the salaries and the budgets for the transfers, 55 players. It would be chaos for the clubs.
