BREAKING: Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker remain absent for Man City against Southampton, confirms Pep Guardiola.

There are no changes to the fitness/injury situation from Sparta Prague (H) on Wednesday night.

Pep Guardiola on when Kevin De Bruyne could return for Man City: “I don't know. Of course, I prefer to have all the squad with this amount of games. But it is what it is. Hopefully he comes back soon. I don't know yet, I would like to tell you, but I don't know.”

Pep Guardiola on Russell Martin at Southampton: “He will have success. When this happens [sticking to principles/vision], always you will have success sooner or later.

If you start to change a lot your ideas or your thoughts with a view towards your results, the players will notice. They will know you are not a big believer. And when that happens, sooner or later bad results are coming.”

Pep Guardiola on Southampton: “Always I have a lot of respect for the teams that were in the Championship and were promoted. The Championship never ends! It's even worse than the Premier League [in terms of games].”

Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden: “I know when he is fine, he will get it. He's a natural talent, he will get it. The first goal against Sparta Prague defined Phil a little bit, and his incredible talent, solving the game for himself.”

Pep Guardiola on Man City potentially going two years at home without defeat in the PL: “A question I don't like... Oh god!”

Pep Guardiola believes Tottenham, Bournemouth, and Brighton will not play with a deep block against Man City in the coming weeks. He does not know what Sporting CP will do, yet.

Pep Guardiola on Savinho: “I have the feeling he wants to be the best, he wants to be the best on the pitch, he wants to try things, he participates in everything, he has courage, he has the ball and tries again.

He's not scoring goals but he's trying, and shooting, and in the last game against Wolves, it was a free-kick and he wanted to take it!

He's a young guy, and I have the feeling he is at Man City to become a good, good player and that defines really, really good players. And he's on the verge, with this consistency, with this ambition, he will get it.”

Tomorrow’s match against Southampton is Man City’s first team’s nearest home fixture before Remembrance Sunday.

As a result, Man City will be taking part in their annual Remembrance activations earlier in the season than usual to ensure players and fans can continue to pay their respects together.

Pep Guardiola: “When it happens for a long time, Txiki [Begiristain] for 12 years at Man City, or me in my case, it’s normal that it looks like, ‘Oh we cannot live without that’. Of course we can live! Life moves on, the earth… it continues going around.”

On life at Man City after him and Txiki Begiristain: “It'd be a bad, bad sign if for just one or two persons, or one player leaves, the structure falls down... During mistakes, they're going to solve it immediately. For sure. Hierarchy knows exactly what to do.”

Pep Guardiola on Man City's structure being built for success AFTER him and Txiki Begiristain: “Yeah... When it’s going bad, they'll find a solution immediately. They'll react, they'll be patient, they'll be calm, they'll know what to do. I don’t have any doubts, zero doubts.”

Pep Guardiola is concerned about Man City's number of available players, with six out injured.

Pep: “For one, two games, it’s fine. We have a tough period... Three days to Bournemouth, Lisbon for three days, in three days go to Brighton. Just 14, 15 players, I am [concerned].”

“We are just 14 players plus Nico [O’Reilly], and we are in difficulty, have a lack of players to rotate, to give rest, so we have to take care more. And still they make a step forward! They have an incredible mentality, they are so strong, so competitive.”

Pep Guardiola on Man City players' mentality: “They accept well compliments, criticism, forget immediately winning or losing, onto the next. They’re huge competitors. We have players with incredible mentality, I’m not talking about skills.”

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