Guardiola reveals great news for Newcastle & bad news for Man City - £170m trio ruled out

Manchester City will be without three - potentially four - key players ahead of our trip to the Etihad tomorrow night.

Speaking in his press conference just moments ago, Pep Guardiola has confirmed that John Stones and Bernardo Silva are out of the game, with Ruben Dias a doubt and Kevin De Bruyne also missing following a serious hamstring injury.

This leaves the sky Blues short at the back, without their key creator in KDB and hardest worker in Silva, who hasn't recovered after missing Wednesday night's Super Cup clash with Sevilla in Athens.

The squad only returned from Greece on Thursday afternoon, giving them 48 hours to prepare for the visit of Eddie Howe's Mags on Saturday night.

Speaking after their Super Cup win, he also criticised the Premier League for asking them to play on a Saturday, questioning why the game wasn't scheduled for Sunday or Monday after their midweek trip to Athens.