John Stones and Ruben Dias have been ruled out of Manchester City's game at Burnley. City get their Premier League title defence underway on Friday night against the newly promoted Clarets but are without two of their most important defenders.
It's understood that Dias is missing with concussion while Stones has picked up an injury that is as yet unspecified. Pep Guardiola told Sky Sports: "In training the other day, John [Stones] made a pass to Dias, he went too early in his run.
Ruben has a tough concussion and the protocol of the Premier League says you need seven days off and that’s why he’s not here today." Despite being short of two of their best defenders, Guardiola has enough strength in depth to not hand Josko Gvardiol his debut.
The centre-back arrived from RB Leipzig last weekend in a £77.5million deal but has been made to wait for his debut after being named on the bench.