Soccer-Man City face Brentford League Cup clash without key players

Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - November 25, 2025 Manchester City's Jeremy Doku after the match REUTERS/Peter Powell

MANCHESTER, England, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola must navigate his side's home League Cup quarter-final against Brentford without several key players, he said on Tuesday.

Belgian forward Jeremy Doku, who has been in excellent form this season, remains sidelined with a leg injury that kept him out of Sunday's 3-0 Premier League win at Crystal Palace.