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Two defenders seem to have their cards marked at Manchester City

January 8, 2026

Story byTwo defenders seem to have their cards marked at Manchester CityEsteemed KompanyThu, January 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM UTC·3 min readManchester City entered this season with Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, John Stones and Nathan Ake as the four senior centre-backs in Pep Guardiola’s squad. Dias and Gvardiol are City’s first-choice centre-back pairing. They have shown that across this season.

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Ake and Stones would provide cover for them when necessary.
That seemed to be City’s plan for the 25/26 season.
When injury struck Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol, in an ideal world John Stones and Nathan Ake would step into their place.
That isn’t what has unfolded.
Once again, John Stones is sidelined due to injury for the foreseeable future.

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Two defenders seem to have their cards marked at Manchester City

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Two defenders seem to have their cards marked at Manchester City

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