Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has ruled Sergio Aguero out of the top-of-the-table Premier League clash against Chelsea on Saturday.
He also confirmed that the Argentine will not be part of his country’s upcoming international break, but insisted he has no problem with the player spending a day off at a concert in Amsterdam.
Aguero has confirmed that he broke a rib when the taxi that was carrying him and a friend back to Amsterdam Schipol airport hit a post on Thursday evening.
The 29-year-old will return to Manchester on Friday afternoon after being discharged from hospital, but has missed City’s final training session ahead of the game.
Doctors at the club will assess Aguero when he arrives at the training ground, with Guardiola insisting the extent of the rib injury is not yet known.
But Guardiola confirmed the striker will not play against the Blues at Stamford Bridge, and doubted he will be able to join up with his international colleagues.
He told pregame press conference, “I’m not a doctor, I don’t know exactly what he had. “The first impression is that he has a broken rib but the number of days he will be out, I don’t know right now.
“Of course it was an accident; fortunately he’ll come back and recover as soon as possible.” When asked if he had a problem with Aguero attending a concert ahead of the top-of-the-table game at Chelsea, he replied, “No. Day off. I am not the police.
“I have not spoken to him yet. I was busy this morning preparing the training and other things. I’ll speak to him after. I know he’s ok. It’s an accident. He’s ok that’s the most important thing. He’ll recover asap.”
Asked how his players spend their days off, the Spaniard added, “I think they have to be happy. I want the players to be happy. They have to rest mentally and physically and they have to enjoy their lives. If he decides to go there, that’s ok with me.”
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