Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola expressed his confidence that the injury crisis in the defense line will not hinder the team in its last steps towards winning the English Premier League title.
And the defensive options against Man City faded after the duo of Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho, who participated in the central defense against Wolverhampton, were injured during that match.
With the absence of John Stones, Robin Diaz and Kyle Walker, as well as Nathan Ake not fully recovering his fitness, Guardiola is awaiting the condition of his players as he prepares for the match scheduled against West Ham tomorrow, Sunday, in the 37th penultimate stage of the league.
With the Citizens very close to winning the title for the fourth time in five years, Guardiola is confident that any of the players he chooses will rise to the challenge.
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Guardiola said - in comments published by the British News Agency - that "things could have gone better, but I said several times that we must deal with absences."
And before the last two stages of the league, Manchester City leads with 89 points, 3 points ahead of second-placed Liverpool.
"If we had several matches and several months, we would have faced a big crisis, but in one or two matches, the players will do their best, even if they play in a different position," the Spanish coach said.
He added that "the players' concentration is sometimes higher when playing in their positions. As we saw against Wolverhampton, and they are capable of that."
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The star Kevin De Bruyne had scored four, and led the "Heavenly Team" to a 5-1 victory over Wolverhampton.
Manchester City raised its score in the last 4 league matches to 19 goals, consolidating its advantage by goal difference against Liverpool.
Thus, Manchester City puts forward on the podium in the event of a victory in tomorrow's match, as it will surpass Liverpool by 6 points, who are in the FA Cup final against Chelsea later today.
However, Guardiola feels that the task is not done yet.
"Things in football change very quickly," Guardiola explained. "When you think things are settled and you are in control, you might get punched in the face."
"At the same time, when things seem catastrophic and horrific, one week can change everything... Before that I was only thinking about facing Wolverhampton, and now I only think about facing West Ham."