Man City face injury 'emergency': Guardiola

London: Pep Guardiola says Manchester City face an emergency in certain positions as he grapples with a punishing injury list ahead of Saturday s tr...

London: Pep Guardiola says Manchester City face an "emergency" in certain positions as he grapples with a punishing injury list ahead of Saturday's trip to Bournemouth.

City went into Wednesday's League Cup tie at Tottenham without six first-team players, with Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish all sidelined.

They lost defender Manuel Akanji with a calf issue in the warm-up and forward Savinho was taken off on a stretcher midway through the second half with what appeared to be a swollen ankle.

City manager Guardiola said after the 2-1 defeat that he had just 13 senior players available -- the team ended the match in London with a clutch of academy graduates on the pitch.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday Guardiola, whose team are one point clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, said he had "many doubts" ahead of the Bournemouth game.