Guardiola spoke to reporters when asked about Walker’s chances of starting against Real Madrid.
Manchester City will be pumped up ahead of the Champions League tie against Real Madrid as they will welcome their key player from injury.
Pep Guardiola has indicated Kyle Walker could play a role in Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid. He was battling through a hamstring injury he sustained for England in last month’s friendly against Brazil.
Kyle Walker missed out Premier League fixtures against Arsenal, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. He was also not part of the first-leg Champions League tie.
The 33-year-old was on the bench during the Premier League clash against Luton Town. Man City will now give him a start during the Champions League encounter.
Guardiola spoke to reporters when asked about Walker’s chances of starting against Real Madrid, “He feels much better but he was injured, so now we will see in the next few days,” Guardiola told reporters when asked about Walker’s chances of starting against Real Madrid in Saturday’s post-match press conference.
“But he’s good, he feels good. Maybe he can help with minutes because it’s a ‘final’, but I don’t want to lose him for a long time if he gets injured. He will train a bit more now and we will decide.
“I know how important Kyle is against the players from Real Madrid. But he was not in Madrid and Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol, John Stones and Ruben Dias played incredibly well. We will see.”
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