PEP GUARDIOLA admits Manchester City are facing an "emergency" situation amid the club's injury crisis. Forward Savinho , 20, became the latest casualty on Wednesday as he was stretchered off in tears during Man City's Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham . Advertisement 3 Pep Guardiola has admitted his side are 'in an emergency' with their injury list Credit: Rex 3 Savinho was stretchered off in tears during Manchester City's defeat to Tottenham Credit: Alamy The Brazilian is set to be out for two weeks with an ankle sprain.
Manuel Akanji has also experienced a fitness issue after he felt a tweak in the warm-up ahead of the Spurs clash as he joins a host of star players on the sideline. They include Rodri, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Kevin de Bruyne, Manuel Akanji, Oscar Bobb and Josko Gvardiol. The absentees leave Man City desperately short in terms of squad depth.
Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL GERRA LIFE Inside Gerrard's £15m-a-year life in Saudi with luxury mansion as he faces sack And Guardiola has revealed he may have to rely on his academy players in the coming weeks. He said: "It happens in many clubs and we're not the only club in the world to be going through it. There are a lot [of injuries] in certain departments and positions but it is what it is.
"We are using them [the academy players] because we are in an emergency in certain positions but some of them, we trust them, like in the past. "They help us, that's why the academy is there..
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