Do or die-affaire voor clash met City, ”Brugge” maakt definitieve opstelling bekend tegen City, aangezien vier spelers waarschijnlijk zullen missen

Do or die-affaire voor clash met City, ”Brugge” maakt definitieve opstelling bekend tegen City, aangezien vier spelers waarschijnlijk zullen missen

Manchester City trained ahead of their Champions League clash with Club Brugge on Wednesday with two surprise faces watching on.

Manchester City players rallied around under-fire defender Abdukodir Khusanov in training after his errors against Chelsea on debut this weekend – as a club legend watched on with injured midfielder Rodri

City trained on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League clash vs Club Brugge – their first full training session since the Chelsea game in which Khusanov’s second-minute mistake cost a goal before he was booked two minutes later. The Uzbekistan international recovered to put in some good last-ditch challenges, and was supported by manager Pep Guardiola and his new teammates after the game

And on Tuesday, Khusanov was part of City training ahead of the Champions League clash, even if he cannot play vs Club Brugge after signing in January. Fellow new arrivals Omar Marmoush and Vitor Reis were also present on Tuesday but also cannot play – with Pep Guardiola suggesting that John Stones will ‘have to’ feature in the absence of other defensive injuries.

Khusanov emerged with Marmoush to Tuesday’s session before joining fellow youngsters Rico Lewis and James McAtee in warming up before the session began. During a rondo, he got stuck in to close down Bernardo Silva and shared a joke with Reis as he looked far more comfortable than his first session just a week ago.

 

There was no sign of Ruben Dias or Nathan Ake, nor was Jeremy Doku present as his absence continues. But Oscar Bobb was among the group as Guardiola teased his involvement for the first time since breaking his leg after the Community Shield in August. Bobb looked up for making an impression as he earned a promotion to the senior players’ Rondo – Jack Grealish playfully negotiating his swap between groups with Josko Gvardiol.