“Rúben suffered a thigh injury and will be out for four to six weeks. Josko [Gvardiol] will be out for a long period,” said Pep Guardiola during the press conference ahead of Wednesday’s game against Brighton.
The two defenders were injured in Sunday’s game, a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the English Premier League, with Rúben Dias leaving in the 81st minute and Gvardiol in the 51st, when City were still leading.
It was in stoppage time that Chelsea managed to equalise through former Benfica player Enzo Fernández, leaving Manchester City, second in the Premier League, further behind leaders Arsenal, six points behind.
The ‘citizens’, who also have Portuguese players Matheus Nunes and Bernardo Silva in their squad, host Brighton (10th) on Wednesday in a match of the 21st round of the championship, with several players absent.
Marmoush and Ait-Nouri are with their national teams, while Savinho, Rúben Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, John Stones, and Oscar Bobb are out injured.