Pep Guardiola has revealed that Nico O’Reilly still felt ‘uncomfortable’ with his ankle injury ahead of Manchester City’s Premier League match against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.
The 20-year-old was forced off in the 70th minute of City’s 1-0 win away to Leeds United last Saturday.
In his pre-match press conference, Guardiola claimed that O’Reilly was in contention to play against Forest with a final assessment to be made after Tuesday’s training session.
But speaking before kick-off on Wednesday night when O’Reilly was not named in City’s matchday squad, Guardiola claimed the 20-year-old had not fully recovered from his ankle issue.
Asked for a timeframe on O’Reilly’s return, Guardiola said: ‘Yesterday we had a training session, he then felt uncomfortable from the knock he got against Leeds.
‘Hopefully he can come back but at the same time it’s happened, in this part of the season everybody is massively important for our experience in the periods where we fight for competitions, everyone is massively important.’
After Wednesday’s game against Forest, City are away to Newcastle United in the FA Cup on Saturday.
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