Pep Guardiola has provided fitness updates on a number of Man City players ahead of his side’s meeting with Brighton.
Last Updated: January 12, 2021 5:22 pm
Man City vs Brighton
Manchester City are set to welcome Brighton to the Etihad on Wednesday evening, aiming to continue their fine run of form.
The Citizens saw off Championship outfit Birmingham in the FA Cup over the weekend.
They have also racked up a trio of consecutive Premier League wins.
Such fine form has seen the Sky Blues move up to 5th in the English top-flight table, whilst holding at least one game in hand on most of the sides around them.
As for Brighton, they have majorly struggled this term, notching just two wins from 17 in the league.
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Pep Guardiola on Aguero, Ake & Laporte
Ahead of his side’s meeting with Brighton, Pep Guardiola held his latest press conference on Tuesday.
During the presser, the Spaniard discussed a number of topics, including Sergio Aguero.
The Argentine missed City’s last outing after coming into contact with an individual who went on to test positive for Covid-19.
And, speaking on Tuesday, Guardiola confirmed that Aguero will remain in self isolation for at least another week:
He’s isolating. The rules, after nine or 10 days he will be back.
PEP on @aguerosergiokun availability 💬 He’s isolating. The rules, after nine or 10 days he will be back.
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 12, 2021
The City boss also went on to provide fitness updates on both Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake:
Laporte and Ake are injured. Garcia, Adrian Bernabe and Cole Palmer are isolating. The rest are OK.
PEP on injuries 💬 @Laporte and @NathanAke are injured.@ericgm3, Adrian Bernabe and Cole Palmer are isolating.
The rest are OK.
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 12, 2021
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This article was edited by Conor Laird.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 16 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 17 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 16 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester City FC | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Southampton FC | 17 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Aston Villa FC | 15 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | Chelsea FC | 17 | 11 | 26 |
| 10 | West Ham United FC | 17 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Arsenal FC | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace FC | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle United FC | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Burnley FC | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 17 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | -28 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 17 | -21 | 2 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 8 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 8 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6 |
| Abraham, Tammy | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 5 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 5 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 4 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 5 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 5 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 4 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 4 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 0 | 4 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 4 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 4 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 4 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 4 |
| Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Adams, Che | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 4 |
| Chilwell, Benjamin | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 4 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 4 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 3 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 3 |
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