“We then play on Monday against Arsenal so we hope he will be fit for that game”, said Pellegrini, who is also still without captain Vincent Kompany.
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Ghana winger Andre Ayew will go into Saturday’s English Premier League clash between Manchester City and Swansea City to impress after missing out on the 2015 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.
The Citizens will be desperate for redemption after a disastrous game against Stoke City last weekend when they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the Britannia stadium. Pablo I hope in the next week he can start working. “We have bad games, as every team do, but we must continue not to change the style and try not to make so many mistakes”. The Welsh club have won only one of their last 11 fixtures and find themselves in a relegation battle, with fading memories of a top 10 finish last season.
“We know we can beat most teams when we are at our best”.
Manuel Pellegrini reveals he believes Raheem Sterling still has areas to his game that must be improved. If you change managers because you are not happy with one moment, I don’t think it is good’.
Aguero has been out since suffering the injury two weeks ago against Southampton, and his continued absence will allow Wilfried Bony an opportunity to start up front, though Raheem Sterling slotted into the spot during Tuesday’s Champions League match against Borussia Monchengladbach.
Pellegrini hopes skipper Kompany, who has had a calf problem, and Zabaleta, who has struggled with a knee injury, will also be back in training next week.
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“When he can run with normality, he can work but, if he cannot operate with his heel, it is very hard for him to do”. It’s one thing for a player to be fit after his injury and the other one is to be ready to play. Those things are very important for a young player to improve.
