Manchester City vs. Arsenal: Pep Guardiola’s Key Pre-Match Presser Comments

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he will await the official prognosis on Ilkay Gundogan but confirmed that he will be out “for a long time” following the injury he picked up against Watford on Wednesday. 

Per James Ducker in the Telegraph, there are fears that the German midfielder may miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Speaking ahead of City’s clash with Arsenal on Sunday, Guardiola offered no specifics on Gundogan but bemoaned the player’s misfortune—it is the second serious injury to his right knee he has suffered this year—per the Manchester Evening News’ Simon Bajkowksi, Robert Cottingham and Alex Porter:

“We should wait for a statement from the club. He will be out for a [long] time but precisely what he has I think the doctors have the right person to tell what he has. It is so so difficult for him, we are sad for him. We are …

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