Manchester Metropolis captain Ruben Dias has been dominated out of the Carabao Cup ultimate in opposition to Arsenal with a hamstring harm.
Ruben Dias is not going to play at Wembley (Picture: Getty Pictures)
Ruben Dias has been declared unfit for Manchester Metropolis’s Carabao Cup ultimate in opposition to Arsenal attributable to a hamstring harm, dealing a big setback to Pep Guardiola’s staff simply hours earlier than their face-off with the Premier League leaders. Metropolis strategy Sunday’s encounter instantly after exiting the Champions League within the spherical of 16, having been ousted by report holders, Actual Madrid.
Dias was substituted at half-time in the course of the match in opposition to Los Blancos, igniting recent issues over his participation within the Arsenal conflict as the 2 Premier League title contenders vie for the season’s first piece of silverware. As reported by The Athletic, the Metropolis defender will miss the Wembley showdown. Dias remained on the bench in the course of the match in opposition to West Ham United days prior attributable to hamstring issues. He sat out eight fixtures at the beginning of 2026, limiting his involvement till the earlier month.
This presents new defensive challenges for Guardiola, who’s already lacking January recruit Marc Guehi because the England worldwide is cup-tied attributable to his participation within the competitors with Crystal Palace. Moreover, Metropolis are with out Josko Gvardiol following his damaged leg harm in January, with the Croatian battling to return in time for the remaining matches.
Guehi’s unavailability has already added to the previous Barcelona and Bayern Munich head coach’s frustration, however Dias’ harm will additional exacerbate his discontent.
Guardiola was left pissed off with the League Cup ruling in February after they defeated Newcastle United to safe their spot within the ultimate.
He said: “Hopefully in March, we will arrive with the gamers match and hopefully you’ll be able to persuade the Carabao Cup that Marc Guehi can play within the ultimate.
“As a result of it is obscure that the membership who make an enormous funding to pay one participant who belongs to us and I do not perceive why he can’t play the ultimate.
“So, hopefully we write a letter, and hopefully the Carabao Cup can perceive. He is not in a position to play for a rule that I do not perceive why. Hopefully, they’ll change it.”
Pep Guardiola is with out Marc Guehi and Ruben Dias for the cup ultimate (Picture: Getty)
Carabao Cup laws, launched for the primary time this season, stipulate if a participant is signed after the primary leg of the semi-final, he’s ineligible to take part within the the rest of the competitors.
Guehi finalised his switch to Metropolis on January 19, six days after they triumphed over Newcastle United within the semi-final first-leg.
One of many gamers concerned within the victory was Antoine Semenyo who wasn’t cup-tied for the match regardless of enjoying for Bournemouth within the second-leg defeat to Brentford.
Guardiola will make one other vital choice choice on Sunday as James Trafford is about to face in for Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Talking earlier than the ultimate, he said: “In fact successful helps however we will win the competitors on Sunday then after within the league we’re dangerous and go into the other.
“I realized that in lots of competitions and video games in a short while of restoration, a mixture of Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Premier League, you must have the power to neglect and transfer ahead within the good and dangerous moments.
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