Before the League Cup match against Huddersfield, Manchester City coach Guardiola confirmed at a press conference that Husanov will miss the game.
About Husanov
-I think he will miss the next three games.
About whether Trafford will start
- Yes, he has performed very well, and now he is better in training than ever, he is a great goalkeeper. In my coaching philosophy, there are always many opportunities to play in the second goal, and now it is no exception. We have very much confidence in him, he is still young and can learn a lot from Donnarumma, and we will see what will happen in the future.
About youth training players
-They will definitely go out with the team, and then we will see if they start or come on as a substitute in the game. Some youth players performed well last season against Tottenham and Newcastle, and although we were eliminated, they performed very well.
I have been saying that the early stages of this game are very important for players who don’t have much chance of playing, but because we have injuries now, I don’t want to spend too much energy in this game because our top priority is the Premier League. This is the current situation and we need to prioritize the Premier League and the Champions League.
About O'Reilly's position
-It depends on the team's injury, if Ait Nuri returns, he can play left back, and O'Reilly will return to the midfield. This week has been really tough for us, both physically and emotionally. We have experienced a lot of pressure after two losses, and the last game is also very difficult, we only have three days to recover and have returned from London very late.
All of these factors make the players feel very tired. The players were already very tired on Sunday, and they might be even more tired today. We're going to play against a League One team tomorrow, you know it's especially difficult to face them away. My biggest concern is to give the players a break and reserve energy for Saturday’s game against Burnley. However, O'Reilly is still young and Foden is also very young. They are completely different from veteran B seats!