Pep Guardiola says he is down to 14 fit players for Manchester City's Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon. The Blues have a 5-0 lead from the first leg of the last 16 tie, but they have lost several players - and have Kevin De Bruyne just one booking away from a suspension in the quarter-final.
The Blues boss revealed that Joao Cancelo is down with illness, and with Kyle Walker still suspended following his three-match ban for a red card at RB Leipzig, he has no right-back available. And with Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake still out, he is down to just John Stones and Aymeric Laporte in terms of senior centre backs. That means Luke Mbete is being considered after being on the bench for the derby on Sunday - but he could just go with Stones and Laporte again, with the Crystal Palace game five days away.
The manager even refused to rule out playing either Fernandinho or a youngster at right back. He said, when asked whether Stones might be shifted back into the role: "And who? Fernandinho maybe, we’ll speak with some players, we are going to speak about the academy."
