Three Manchester City players are uncertain for the duel with Manchester United. The team will play the final of the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon, but the question is whether Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Ruben Dias can be used then.
Three strongholds of Man City uncertain for final against United
The trio was also not available for the last Premier League game of the season against Brentford last Sunday. With various changes, even the unbeatable-looking Manchester City turned out to be able to lose. Brentford were 1-0 too strong, raising concerns heading into Saturday’s final.
Afterwards, Pep Guardiola said that De Bruyne, Grealish and Dias are also uncertain for the next game. “I don’t know if they will be fit enough for Wembley next weekend. But of course I hope so. The fact is that they were not fit enough to play now. Hopefully they can get ready for training in the coming days. I think the chance is possible, but it remains to be seen whether training alone is enough.”
The injuries of the strong holders come at an unfortunate time for Guardiola. Two finals are scheduled for Manchester City in the coming weeks. So first the final of the FA Cup and a week later the Champions League final against Internazionale.
Haaland’s Golden boot winning season
It had been a formality for weeks, but Erling Haaland is now officially the Premier League’s top scorer since Sunday evening. The Norwegian is the first Manchester City player to walk with that honor since Sergio Agüero in 2015. Of course it rains compliments, although there are also some concerns left and right.
Haaland’s season has been dizzying. He is the first player since Mohamed Salah to become top goalscorer in his first year in the Premier League, as well as winning both Player of the Year and Talent of the Year awards, his 36 goals in the Premier League never before made by any player in the same season, he was the first ever with three hat-tricks in a row in Premier League home games and scored a total of 52 times in all competitions.
