Manchester City midfielder Doku will miss the game against Brugge

Manchester City coach Guardiola talked about the team's lineup situation in an interview and said that midfielder Doku will miss the Champions League match against Bruges.

"Blue Moon" Manchester City will face Brugge at the Etihad Stadium in the focus match of the 8th round of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. Manchester City is currently ranked 25th in the Champions League standings with 8 points, so Manchester City must win 3 points to participate in the subsequent play-offs.

When talking about when Doku will be able to return to the team, Manchester City coach Guardiola said, "It will take some time, I'm not sure how long it will be, but he will be absent for a while. He will definitely not be able to catch up with the next game, and I think we have to see the situation against Arsenal."

In addition, Manchester City defender Stones returned to the Premier League in the match against Chelsea. It is worth mentioning that the 20-year-old Husanov made his debut in the match against Chelsea and started the game, but due to a mistake, Madouk scored for Chelsea.

When asked if Stones' return was extremely important, Guardiola said: "It is absolutely important. We still have some problems. Actually, Husanov should not have played. He needs time to adapt, which is not easy.

"Playing against Chelsea in the Premier League, it was not easy for a guy who came from another country and didn't communicate much with his teammates and didn't have much time to train and understand our plans. Imagine what we all went through."

As for the situation of other players, Guardiola said, "Diaz couldn't play, and neither could Ake. But we are lucky that Akanji is in good shape, and Stones can help us in the next focus game. Some players are very reliable, while some players have more injuries than others."

"Hopefully Stoney can recover better and we will give him more time. He played 35 to 40 minutes in the last game and performed well, but he will have to work harder in the next game."