Fernandinho says Manchester City's youngsters are ready to step up in the final few games of the season to help the team through their injury crisis.
Ruben Dias became the latest defender to see his season ended when he was forced off at half-time of their Premier League win over Newcastle on Sunday. With John Stones and Kyle Walker also ruled out for the next three games, Pep Guardiola has only four senior defenders (including natural left winger Oleksandr Zinchenko) to see out the remainder of the campaign.
Fernandinho came on for Dias against Newcastle to play in the role he was asked to frequent during the 2019/20 season and he ended the match next to teenage right-back CJ Egan-Riley, on for his Premier League debut. Luke Mbete, who has played with Egan-Riley this season with the Under-23s, was on the bench again and has played in the Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Champions League this season.
