Pep Guardiola press conference live Man City injury latest and team news vs Monaco

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Pep Guardiola's press conference ahead of Manchester City's trip to Monaco in the Champions League.

City are on the road for the first time in Europe this season and will seeking a second straight victory in the League Phase having beaten Napoli 2-0 in their opener.

Guardiola will provide an update on his squad, with midfielder Rodri having sat out the weekend Premier League win over Burnley with pain in his knee, although he did train on Tuesday.

Rayan Cherki also returned to training today, ahead of schedule after the thigh injury he suffered in August, but Rayan Ait-Nouri, Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov are all sidelined until after the international break.

We will bring you all the updates live and as they happen right here on the blog so stay with us.

Versatile forward Emilio Lawrence has been promoted to first-team training at Manchester City ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Monaco.

The 20-year-old is the latest youth product to get a taste of senior training in recent weeks as City continue to give their best academy prospects exposure.

Lawrence is yet to make a competitive appearance since joining from Everton in 2022 and he wasn't one of the 10 academy graduates in the squad to face Huddersfield Town in the Carabao Cup last week.