{"id":17495,"date":"2022-05-08T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T19:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/08\/we-have-no-central-defenders-pep-guardiola-delivers-concerning-ruben-dias-update-after-newcastle\/"},"modified":"2022-05-08T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T19:00:45","slug":"we-have-no-central-defenders-pep-guardiola-delivers-concerning-ruben-dias-update-after-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/08\/we-have-no-central-defenders-pep-guardiola-delivers-concerning-ruben-dias-update-after-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We have no central defenders\u2019: Pep Guardiola delivers concerning Ruben Dias update after Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Manchester City welcomed Newcastle United to the Etihad on Sunday afternoon, looking to bounce back from their loss to Real Madrid and retake their place atop of the English top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool dropped points vs Tottenham on Saturday, meaning City would go three points clear of the Reds with three to play if they picked up a win over the Magpies.<\/p>\n<p>And, despite a collapse in midweek, the Citizens were back to their best vs Eddie Howe and co.<\/p>\n<p>City opened the scoring 19 minutes in via Raheem Sterling with Aymeric Laporte making it 2-0 shortly before the break.<\/p>\n<p>Rodri then killed the tie off after 61 minutes, with late goals from Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling adding a little gloss to the scoreline:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ANOTHER set piece goal for Manchester City \u2705<\/p>\n<p>Rodri gets on the end of De Bruyne\u2019s corner and it\u2019s 3-0! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bCs5LCRaOY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/bCs5LCRaOY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1523345035164778496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"gg101-at-label absolute\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item flex aic gg101__brandbox--item_no-border\" data-segment='{\"block_widget_id\":\"1670456\",\"block_widget_type\":\"cta-shortcode-button\",\"brand_id\":765961,\"brand_name\":\"Bet365\",\"offer_text\":\"New customers bet u00a310 and get u00a350 in free bets!\"}'>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__image\">\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/165x165_Bet365-squareLogo.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Bet365 Brand Logo\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">New customers bet \u00a310 and get \u00a350 in free bets!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #008061\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get flex aic jcc mla\"><span class=\"cjbb__fraction only_fraction\" style=\"color:white;\">BET NOW<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox-t-and-c\">Open Account Offer. Bet \u00a310 &amp; Get \u00a350 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&amp;Cs apply. 18+. begambleaware.org. UK &amp; ROI residents only<\/div>\n<h2>Manchester City\u2019s injury issues<\/h2>\n<p>It was not all positive for Man City on Sunday, however, as Ruben Dias was taken off 46 minutes into the match, with Aymeric Laporte following suit later in the tie.<\/p>\n<p>And, when speaking post-match, Pep Guardiola claimed that the Sky Blues now have no central defenders:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuscular problems, we see what happens. We have 13 players and a half, Nathan isn\u2019t in a perfect condition. We have no central defenders. If Phil Foden has to play central defender, he will play CB.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pep on Dias injury (to Sky):<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuscular problems, we see what happens. We have 13 players and a half, Nathan isn\u2019t in a perfect condition. We have no central defenders. If Phil Foden has to play central defender, he will play CB.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Really? \u201cNo!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mcfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mcfc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Bray (@_joebray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_joebray\/status\/1523361599893151744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, in a further update, the Spaniard reported that all of Dias, Laporte and Kyle Walker are out until the end of the season:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Guardiola says Walker, Stones and Dias are out until the end of the season<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Lee (@SamLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamLee\/status\/1523365472468561921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/la-liga-betting-tips\/atletico-de-madrid-vs-real-madrid-betting-tips-la-liga-preview\/\"><strong>Atl\u00e9tico Madrid vs Real Madrid betting tips: La Liga preview, predictions and odds<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/live-streaming-match-previews\/atletico-madrid-vs-real-madrid-live-streaming-watch-la-liga-online\/\">Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid live streaming: Watch La Liga online<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City welcomed Newcastle United to the Etihad on Sunday afternoon, looking to bounce back from their loss to Real Madrid and retake their place atop of the English top-flight. Liverpool dropped points vs Tottenham on Saturday, meaning City would go three points clear of the Reds with three to play if they picked up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-17495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17495\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}