Having suffered a number of injuries against Atlético Madrid, Manchester City were left to face Liverpool in the FA Cup with a slightly reduced squad, and they paid the price for it.
Of course, Zack Steffen’s mistake also played a role in that, but with an important game against Real Madrid in the Champions League coming up, Pep Guardiola will want to have as full of a squad as possible when the time comes to face the Spanish giants.
What could also help Manchester City is the absence of key players at the La Liga side, with Casemiro now said to be a doubt for the game.
The news comes from El Chiringuito, who took to Twitter to announce the Brazilian could miss the Champions League clash, as he suffers from ‘muscular problems’.
🚨CASEMIRO, DUDA PARA JUGAR ANTE EL CITY🚨
🇧🇷 El centrocampista brasileño sufre problemas musculares.
❌Es baja segura para el partido de mañana ante Osasuna.
👉Información de @JLSanchez78 pic.twitter.com/K1X9ULpnNp
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) April 19, 2022
What is certain is that he will miss Wednesday’s game against Osasuna, but they do also add there is a chance he won’t return in time for the Manchester City match.
We’ll have to wait and see about that, as they could just be taking a few precautions and wanting to see if a bit of rest sorts everything out, but it’s certainly something to keep an eye on.
