Gareth Taylor has provided injury updates on three key players ahead of Manchester City's derby match against Manchester United this weekend.
city He returned to action after the winter break last weekend with a comfortable fourth round FA Cup Winning at home to Ipswich Town. They are now preparing for a huge event WSL Meet local competitors united At Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening.
Just one point currently separates the two teams in the standings, with Taylor's side in third place on 22 points, closely followed by second place. Arsenal And United on the 21st. Chelsea The team easily leads with 28 points.
City were dealt a huge blow to their title hopes before Christmas as they suffered their second league defeat of the season to Everton. The result was the culmination of a slew of injuries, sidelining at least four key players during that period.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's derby, Taylor confirmed that Khadija Shaw is close to returning to action, but the likes of Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood are still some way off.
“Alex and Lauren are in a good place,” he told the media at a press conference. But we know that their return is not immediate.
“Bunny is much closer, though. It's very imminent but we're just trying to make sure we tick off some signs that the medical team has to be happy about so they can be ready for this really busy period that we're entering.”
“This weekend will be very early, but outside of that, it's getting closer to (getting ready) for the next two games.”
It's set to be a busy week city The Sunday derby will be followed by another meeting with United in midweek, this time in the League Cup quarter-finals. Next weekend, they face Aston Villa away in the WSL and play at home to Arsenal eight days later.
