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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Simon Bajkowski

Pep Guardiola gives positive injury update on Man City defender Nathan Ake

Pep Guardiola says that Nathan Ake is feeling much better but is still not back training with the team.

Ake picked up a hamstring injury in the 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich and has missed subsequent matches with Sheffield United and Arsenal. The match against Fulham on Sunday is also likely to come too soon given the Dutch defender has not been able to return to training.

However, the manager was upbeat on the player's fitness even if he was not able to give an exact date for his return. "He's much better, he feels really good," said Guardiola. "The player knows his body and his reaction.

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