Caballero has conceded 18 goals in his 10 starts but Pellegrini insists he has lost not confidence in him.
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“I spoke with Aguero before the game and we said he would play 65 minutes”.
The 28-year-old was assessed by City’s medical staff yesterday on Thursday after the squad flew home from Turin and Manuel Pellegrini does not want to gamble with him.
“It’s important that the players take out of the positives from the second half”, Koeman told the Daily Echo. Joe made a mistake against Norwich.
“The players gave a very strong reaction”.
The return of Silva, who last featured for the club in the 6-1 drubbing of Newcastle United on Oct.3, will come as welcome news to City who have scored just three times in their last four league matches.
As for the hosts, Joe Hart (hamstring), Vincent Kompany (calf) are both unavailable for selection, meaning Willy Caballero will start in goal and the centre-back pairing of Eliaquim Mangala and Martin Demichelis may reappear too. “[But] we are in a good position in every competition”. “But we don’t have other injuries and the team is fit, the team is doing good training sessions and that’s always important to have a good feeling for the Saturday game”. But we were already qualified for the next stage and that is important.
Man City haven’t lost back to back Premier League games at home since December 2008.
Kevin de Bruyne (L) of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal. I was happy with the performance.
“Of course we hope that Joe recovers”. Earlier in the season, he looked a bag of nerves in the club’s 4-1 defeat at Tottenham. “You never know how long, but I think around 10 days out”. You can not make analysis on two games.
They were held to a scoreless draw by Premier League bottom dwellers Aston Villa at Villa Park.
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“You see Liverpool came here and beat us but Crystal Palace went to Liverpool and won and then Sunderland went to Palace and beat them”. He was at his scintillating best again in this game, pulling the Southampton defence out of shape and playing a number of brilliant through-balls that didn’t receive the finishes they deserved.
