Two Man City players ruled out of Juventus starting line up as new goalkeeper joins squad

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Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic are back in Manchester City's squad and available to face Juventus on Wednesday - but Nathan Ake and Manu Akanji are facing a longer spell on the sidelines City are without five players for the Champions League clash with Juventus even with Foden and Kovacic travelling with the squad to Turin.

Guardiola welcomed the return of Foden from bronchitis and Kovacic from a muscular problem, but revealed they are both not ready to start against Juventus. ALSO READ: Man City step closer to the unknown with Premier League charges update ALSO READ: Man City get minor injury boost but six miss Champions League training for Juventus "I don't think [they are ready to start].

Maybe a few minutes, [for Foden]," he said. "Kova, I don't think so. It's nice to have them back here in the training sessions." However, Akanji, Stones and Ake remain out, leaving just four senior defenders available to Guardiola for the clash with Juventus - and that number will drop to three for the visit of Manchester United this weekend with Rico Lewis suspended. "Nathan will be longer than Manu. "It is the same [challenge] we had in the last few months, nothing changes." City named a 22-man squad to take on Juventus, including under-23 goalkeeper Max Hudson, who was expected to take part in the UEFA Youth League clash earlier on Wednesday.

There was no Scott Carson in the squad, which also included four other academy players - Nico O'Reilly, Jacob Wright, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey and Josh Wilson-Esbrand.