The most recent injury updates and return dates for Grealish and Walker De Bruyne at Manchester City are evident in Pep Guardiola’s plan.

It is not probable that any of Manchester City’s injured players will be available for the Carabao Cup

match against Tottenham on Wednesday night. Even if they were in contention, Pep Guardiola would be unlikely to utilize them. Given the volume of games City plays and the fixtures that are scheduled before the next international break, the City chief has already indicated that he will extensively rotate for the cup tie. Another obvious indication of his desire to have those on the bench in the XI at Spurs at the weekend was his lack of substitutions in the narrow 1-0 win over Southampton on Saturday.

Though Pep Guardiola would be unlikely to employ any of Manchester City’s injured players, they are unlikely to be accessible for the Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham on Wednesday night. Given the volume of games City faces and the scheduled fixtures before the next international break, the City chief has already advised he will extensively rotate for the cup encounter. Perhaps another obvious sign of his wish to have those on the bench at the weekends, in the XI at Spurs, was his lack of substitutes on Saturday in the limited 1-0 win over Southampton.