Everything Pep Guardiola said in Man City press conference ahead of Bristol City FA Cup tie
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will address the media today ahead of the Blues' FA Cup tie with Bristol City.
Guardiola and his players will be buoyed before the trip to Ashton Gate after a comfortable 4-1 victory over AFC Bournemouth on Saturday. Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and a Chris Mepham own goal secured a routine victory on the south coast.
We are likely to discover more about City's injury news ahead of the trip to the south west. Kevin De Bruyne did return to the matchday squad at the weekend but he was still overcoming the side effects of his illness and remained on the bench.
Aymeric Laporte and John Stones were both missing from the team that beat the Cherries as they continue their battle with illness and injury respectively. Guardiola is also likely to be asked about Alvarez and Foden.
Both men returned to the City starting XI at the weekend and marked the occasion with a goal each. After Haaland's goal surpassed Sergio Aguero's Premier League record, the Norwegian is also likely to be a topic of conversation.
Follow all the updates from Guardiola's press conference below.
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When he plays behind Haaland he is so quick. First goal he moved in the right pocket. He is always there. We need an extra man in the box,. It helps Erling to score more
We play a lot of games, we played two days ago, did not get much time to watch Bristol. I will try tonight to watch them. This is why I do not have time to watch Arsenal.
From my experience in this country when you go away from home in the FA Cup against a Championship side, always, always it is tough. At home it would be a little bit different, away,