City boss Guardiola on fatigue and Grealish fitness ahead of Manchester Derby

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola spoke on the fitness of Jack Grealish and updated on other injuries and fatigue ahead of the Manchester Derby against Manchester United

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00:00 The news on Jack Grealish, he looked very upset after the Luton game, is he fit this weekend?

00:05 How long might he be out?

00:07 No, he will not be fit for this weekend.

00:08 When he comes back, I don't know.

00:12 Knowing him very well, does he have the kind of character, the personality to cope with this kind of setback?

00:19 Yes.

00:20 Don't have another alternative.

00:22 Setbacks in life is always there, it's have you, you know, overcome.

00:30 You spoke last week about the fatigue of the players, I just wondered,

00:34 has preparations this week been just merely about resting up and preparing by relaxing?

00:40 Tuesday to Sunday is enough, it's a dream.

00:44 We'll recover well.

00:46 The problem is Saturday to Tuesday with trips, that is less recovery,

00:50 but the players again behave extraordinarily, the game against Luton.

00:54 So now we have two days off, rest, don't see each other, two days to prepare the game against United.

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