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Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola revealed the reason for Riyadh Mehrez 'absence from Liverpool in the game yesterday with the Shield Cup.
Sky Blue won 5-4 on penalties.
Riyad Mehrez was not on the English Premier League list to face the Reds in this match.
It seems that Riad Mehrez was suffering from a health problem and the treatment of certain drugs during his presence with Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations last month.
"Riyadh continues to play with me after winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria and told me that he wanted to come back in 10 days and that he wanted to play against Liverpool, "Guardiola said in a statement issued by the BBC.
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"I told him that he was welcome and that it was very good, but we did not know what he was taking, so his success in doping control was a risk."
"The doctors did not know what the ingredients were, and that's why he did not play for Liverpool for a few minutes."
"We could not take a risk because doctors did not know the ingredients of these drugs and we did not want to take the risk."
"We hope everything will be fine next Saturday against West Ham."
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