City begin their UCL title defence against Red Star Belgrade.
City begin their defence of their European crown on Tuesday night with a clash against Serbian side Red Star Belgrade at the Etihad.
Captain Kevin De Bruyne remains a long-term absentee due to the thigh injury he sustained in the Premier League opening night win at Burnley. The English duo, who were pivotal to the treble win, have been recovering from thigh injuries, while summer signing Kovacic has been on the sidelines with a back issue.But Guardiola confirmed in his pre-match press conference, that the three will not be available on Tuesday, but they could well feature in the following game against Nottingham Forest at home.
‘We proved ourselves without them but hopefully they are back soon because we need the competition. We need Jack to compete with Jeremy [Doku], the feeling to play good to be in the squad.‘Difficult to stay for a long time. It happens, we accept it.’
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