Published 08:03 IST, October 31st 2024
A Night To Forget For Man City As Injury Crisis Strikes Again Amidst 2-1 Loss Against Spurs
It was a horrible night for Manchester City as they succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Spurs while also losing two of their players to injury.
It was a night to forget for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's team went down 2-1 against Tottenham Hotspurs in their Carabao Cup match. It was not just the loss that disturbed Manchester City as they also lost two of their players to injuries in the same match, now making it a long list of players who are injured leaving Pep Guardiola in a pickle about his squad picks going forward. Manchester City lost to Tottenham in the round of 16 stage of the tournament.
Manchester City rested several of their key players for the encounter against Tottenham as they look to maintain their grasp on the top of the Premier League table.
Injury Crisis Plagues City Amidst Loss
It was a night to forget for Premier League leader Man City, which not only lost the match to Tottenham 2-1 but also lost Savinho and Manuel Akanji to injuries to further deplete Pep Guardiola’s ravaged squad.
Goals by Timo Werner and Pape Sarr in the opening 25 minutes put Tottenham two goals clear before Matheus Nunes reduced the deficit in first-half stoppage time for City.
Akanji was injured in the warmup and didn’t start the game, while Savinho hurt his ankle and was in tears as he was carried off the field on a stretcher in the 63rd minute. City is already without Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish because of injuries.
Pep Guardiola Speaks About Injuries As Tottenham Also Face Injury Crisis
“We are in a difficult position with the amount of players,” Guardiola said.
Tottenham, which also sustained injuries to Micky van de Ven and Werner, was drawn to play Man United in the quarterfinals. Man City next face Bournemouth in the Premier League.
(With AP Inputs)
Updated 08:03 IST, October 31st 2024