"Pep Guardiola admitted that "it doesn't look good" for Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias after the Manchester City pair suffered injuries against Chelsea. City had looked set to take all three points against the managerless Blues thanks to Tijjani Reijnders' goal, but they conceded a last-gasp Enzo Fernandez equaliser to draw 1-1. Guardiola was already without Mateo Kovacic, Omar Marmoush, Rayan Ait-Nouri, John Stones and Nico Gonzalez due to injury or international duty."
"He then lost Gvardiol to injury early in the second half after the Croatian hurt himself while making a block, before Dias was also substituted with 10 minutes remaining. City conceded while fielding a makeshift back four for the closing stages, and Guardiola conceded that he is worried about his squad depth. "Of course I have concerns," said Guardiola. "Have you seen the bench? "There were four players from the academy, and now we will have more. We don't have players."
Manchester City drew 1-1 with Chelsea after a late Enzo Fernandez equaliser cancelled Tijjani Reijnders' earlier goal. Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias both suffered injuries during the match and were substituted, with their recovery timelines unclear and described as looking bad. Several players were already unavailable through injury or international duty, forcing a bench packed with academy players. City fielded a makeshift back four late in the game and conceded while understrength. Concerns over defensive options and overall squad depth have increased. Medical assessments are expected after further checks, and the club will seek solutions while relying on squad spirit.
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