By Associated Press
Kyle Walker joined Manchester City’s injury list after coming back from England duty with a knee problem and will miss the home match against Sparta Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday.
For Pep Guardiola, this is nothing new.
The City manager said on Tuesday he never felt as angry as near the end of last season when Walker and fellow City and England defender John Stones returned from the international break with injuries sustained in friendlies.
It forced them out of key games for City in the Premier League title run-in and a quarterfinal meeting with Real Madrid in the Champions League. City was ousted by Madrid on penalties after back-to-back draws.
“I never was so angry like that moment — never ever before was I so disappointed,” Guardiola said.
“It was a friendly game. We were playing in the quarterfinals against Madrid, and in the
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