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. Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho (groin) and central defender Aymeric Laporte (hamstring) both collected injuries at Wembley that Guardiola said would sideline them for several weeks. Most recently, when City suffered shock consecutive defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester, Fernandinho, 33, was absent. Yet, with City still active in so many high-stakes games at this stage of the season, Guardiola can scarcely afford any more injury concerns. It's tough but it's tough for everybody with the amount of games coming up," said the Belgian.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2019 01:30 UTC