Manchester Metropolis’s large 5-1 win at Wolves, which moved them nearer to the Premier League title, got here at a value as they misplaced two of their key stars.
Each Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho limped off the win at Molineux, one thing that can definitely fear coach Pep Guardiola forward of the run-in.
The Spaniard revealed there are considerations for membership captain Fernandinho, who picked a muscle downside forward of Sunday’s penultimate Premier League sport at West Ham.
Laporte, however, got here off after taking a knock to the knee, forcing Rodri and Nathaniel Ake to complete the match as centre-back pairing.
“Apparently it does not look good with Fernandinho,” Guardiola stated after the match.
“It’s going to be tough for Sunday. Aymeric had a troublesome knock and we’ll see for West Ham,” he added.
Kevin de Bruyne scored 4 objectives on the night time, taking his tally to fifteen for the season, on an evening they prolonged their lead on the prime of the desk to 3 factors with two video games to go.
The win moved Metropolis to the brink of yet one more crown, as they now want 4 factors from the remaining six to be topped champions for the second successive time.
