City face Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday evening in the Carabao Cup fourth round, starting a run of four away games in a row across three competitions.
Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne weren’t involved in either of the past two matchday squads, with Oscar Bobb and 2024 Ballon d’Or winner Rodrigo both longer term absentees.
It’s a demanding schedule, with the boss explaining that he wouldn’t take risks on players following Saturday’s 1-0 win over Southampton.
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Guardiola hinted that some players could be available, but insisted the key focus is on the squad coming through the clash unscathed.
He said: “[We have] a few players. We are going to try and do a good game to try to go through.
“Always it happens. Last season we were out against Newcastle but played really well.
“Perform well, this is what I want, no injuries please and go to the last week before the international break in November.
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Spurs v City app coverage
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Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, whilst our Matchday Live show will begin at 19:00 (UK).
City legend Paul Dickov will be one of the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering his expert insight at half-time and in greater detail after the final whistle.
During the game you can listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Michael Brown, while our text commentary continues.
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Highlights from the match, as well as a full-match replay [available on CITY+] will also be available.
