Ruben Dias, John Stones and Josko Gvardiol are all out with injuries but Nathan Ake is available. Dias will be sidelined for "four to six weeks" with a hamstring issue while Guardiola has "no idea" how long Stones will be out. On the defensive injuries, he said: "You knew it before you asked me, every single player. With the recent sackings of Chelsea's Enzo Maresca and Manchester United's Ruben Amorim, Guardiola believes margins are small for managers: "If you don't get results, it doesn't matter. On the January transfer window, he said: "Maybe we get something but it is completely different [to last season].

Source: BBC January 06, 2026 13:22 UTC