The Storm Of Injury To Manchester City Players, Pep Promises To Keep The Best For The Rest Of The Season

JAKARTA - In the midst of a hurricane of player injuries, Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola will try to give his best for the rest of the season.

Manchester City have just been held to a draw by Crystal Palace, 2-2 in the Premier League match which took place at Selhust Park, London, Saturday night WIB.

"The season starts difficult and will be difficult throughout the difficult season. We have to stay this season in every game, trying to take points to win the game and move forward," Pep Guardiola said.

Apart from Rodri and Oscar Bobb, both of whom have been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to ACL injuries and knee injuries, the names of a number of key players of The Citizens are also confirmed not to inhabit the squad.

The names, such as Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and Mateo Kovacic, are now in the process of treating injuries.

Then there are names like Phil Foden and John Stones who have to be absent due to health problems.

Practically on the Manchester City bench is now inhabited by a majority of academy players such as Jahmi Simpson-Pusey, Jacob Wright and Josh Wilson-Esbrand.

Meski hanya mampu meraih satu poin, Pep mengapresiasi kerja keras dari Erling Haaland dan kawan-kawan yang harus menghadapi Crystal Palace dengan 10 pemain ketika pertandingan memasuki menit ke-84.

"Football is a fault game and for good things we scored two fantastic goals, but they are stronger than us in set pieces. But in general, the game was there, we tried, we fought, and I am very happy with a lot of things I see from this team," said the former Bayern Munich coach.

With the results of this series, Manchester City is in a dilemma to defend the Premier League title he has won over the last four seasons.

The reason is that the Sky Blues are now ranked fourth by winning 27 points or an eight-point difference from Liverpool, which is at the top of the standings and still leaves one game that has not been played.