Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he only has two players unavailable with a double headers against Liverpool looming.
The Reds take on Man City in the Premier League on April 10 at the Etihad Stadium, with both teams vying for the title. Then just a few days later, Liverpool take on City yet again in the quarter-final of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium.
Liverpool still have a chance of winning an unprecedented quadruple, following their success in the Carabao Cup. Guardiola’s outfit could win a treble should they pip the Reds to the Champions League, FA Cup and Premier League.
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Jurgen Klopp has spoken about Liverpool’s current injury list, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita the only doubts going into this weekend’s round of matches. For City, they were handed potential fitness scares on some of their players during the international break.
Goalkeeper Ederson was not involved for Brazil during their World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Chile. Defender John Stones was withdrawn from the England squad after suffering a muscle problem during a pre-match warm-up against Sweden last week.
However, despite these potential problems, Guardiola says that both of the aforementioned players are both fit, with two others currently unavailable.
“Ruben (Dias) and Cole Palmer are out, the rest are fit,” said Guardiola, in his pre-match press conference. The Man City boss then expanded on Dias's fitness.
"I don’t know, the doctor said four to six weeks I think it’s four," Guardiola said. "March 1, they’ve had four weeks. I think he needs 10 more days or two more weeks."
Diaz has been sidelined with a hamstring injury for a month, having picked up the problem in the FA Cup win over Peterborough United on March 1. Guardiola’s comments cast doubt over whether the defender will be fit to face Liverpool in just over a week’s time.
Man City are also in Champions League action before they take on Liverpool. Just three days after facing Burnley in the Premier League, Guardiola and his players travel to Spain to face Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final.
