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Pep Guardiola revealed that Oleks Zinchenko would be injured after the injury to his left-back after Manchester City's 2-0 win over Cardiff.
The injury of the Ukrainian was penalizing for the defending champions, with an eighth consecutive victory in the league, sending City to the top of the table.
Zinchenko, who was in excellent form for a few months, was injured in the leg early in the first period and was replaced by Kyle Walker.
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And the boss confessed that he was afraid of having to miss matches.
"(This) does not look good. For now, I do not know, but the results are not good for the next games, "Guardiola said.
"We'll see tomorrow. Fabian Delph is out – we do not have many options.
"He (Zinchenko) is important to us. He knows how we want to play but that's what it is.
"It happens during the season and it plays a lot of minutes, but we will find a solution. Danilo is much beaten in this position, but it is not his natural. We will find a solution."
Phil Foden made his Premier League debut for City and Guardiola praised the way the teenager was acting for his company.
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"Phil was excellent. He did everything to get to the right positions with the right tempo. He always has chances, has sense of purpose. We know he is ready to play any match in any position, "Guardiola said.
"He's part of the group. This season, he trains every day and in the locker room and he feels part of the group. I am happy that the young age of the way he plays.
"All the games he's playing so far are good levels. The welcome and vision, he is an outstanding actor. It is not easy for him but he is patient and we are delighted that he is here. He will play more minutes next season.
"He is calm and in the next ten years he will be an important player for us."
Reflecting on what was an eighth straight league win, Guardiola added: "We played really well. We started very well with Kevin's goal. Unfortunately, we missed a lot of opportunities. We have to score more goals. "
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