Ruben Dias hasn't trained for Manchester City for ten days, Pep Guardiola confirmed, while Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne are also doubts for the FA Cup final vs Manchester United next week De Bruyne played at Brighton on Wednesday but missed the trip to Brentford, while Grealish, Dias and Manu Akanji all missed their second games in succession.
Guardiola had hinted at 'niggles' among some players after the Premier League was secured, and speaking after City's loss at the Gtech Stadium Guardiola said the quartet were 'mentally drained'.
While the manager hoped all four would recover in time to face United at Wembley in six days time, Guardiola's assessment of their absences was not an optimistic one. ALSO READ: City player ratings vs Brentford as Lewis impresses again "We had four, five players with niggles, not injuries.
They were not fit for a few days," Guardiola said, adding that other players on the bench - like Rodri, John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan and Erling Haaland - were also feeling the effects of tiredness. "The guys who don't play here were really exhausted yesterday, we spoke with them, they said they are mentally completely drained.