Guardiola on injuries, Haaland and training on Christmas Day

josh lobley - bbc sport journalist

Tue, 24 Dec 2024, 8:16 am·1-min read

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Premier League game against Everton (kick-off 12:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

He was asked if Matheus Nunes, Ederson and John Stones will be fit for Thursday's match: "We will see this afternoon. Right now, I don't know. We will talk to the doctor [about John Stones]."
He was asked for the reasons behind Erling Haaland's lack of goal scoring form: "It's about us, not just one player. When Erling was prolific, it's because of the team. Erling is important for us and we will try to use him better."
On Everton boss Sean Dyche: "He always has really good defensive structure, good patterns offensively, defensively. Good transitions, long balls really strong. One of the best in clean sheets in the top five leagues."
He was asked if the players are training on Christmas Day: "We train today [Christmas Eve] and train tomorrow night. Stay over here and play Boxing Day. They will have been with the families for two days. Today home with the families, tomorrow home with the families. Hopefully they want to be here."