Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Phil Foden, John Stones, Nathan Aké, and Mateo Kovacić will be unavailable for the upcoming Premier League match against Crystal Palace this weekend. Guardiola stated, "They are ruled out."
The team's recent struggles have been compounded by injuries, with Nathan Aké sustaining a hamstring injury during their 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. This win ended a seven-game winless run across all competitions for City. However, the victory was overshadowed by injuries to Aké and Manuel Akanji, who was substituted at half-time due to an unspecified issue.
Guardiola provided an update on the players' conditions, saying, "Nathan doesn't look good. We will see tomorrow. Manu has struggled a lot over the last two months. I can't thank them enough for the effort they do. We will see in three days what happens."
Despite these setbacks, Kevin De Bruyne returned to the starting lineup and played a pivotal role in the win over Forest, scoring a goal and providing an assist. Guardiola expressed cautious optimism about De Bruyne's fitness, stating, "We don't have many players so we'll see. Important to have him back but a long time, three days, three days, three days, we'll see how does he react to this amount of games."
Manchester City will face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday, aiming to climb up the Premier League table. The team currently sits fourth, nine points behind leaders Liverpool.
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