Pep Guardiola is set to play Fernandinho at centre back after reporting there is no change to Manchester City's injury situation from the weekend. The 37-year-old Brazil international had to step in for the second half of the 5-0 win over Newcastle at the weekend after Ruben Dias was forced off with a hamstring injury.
And he is set to resume the role alongside Aymeric Laporte as the Blues head to Wolves for tomorrow night's Premier League encounter, looking to keep their noses ahead of Liverpool in the title race. Nathan Ake was on the subs' bench at the weekend but Guardiola later revealed he has been suffering with a long-standing ankle problem, which meant he could not step in for Dias.
Dias is out for the rest of the season, along with John Stones and right back Kyle Walker, with Guardiola saying he only has three fit senior defenders left: Joao Cancelo, Laporte and Oleks Zinchenko. He said on Sunday he was hopeful that Ake may be available for the trip to West Ham this coming Sunday, but that he was a doubt for the Molineux game.
