Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, spoke at a press conference before facing Brentford tomorrow, Saturday, at the Etihad Stadium as part of the Premier League competitions, where he revealed the latest updates related to the players and the team's key issues.

Guardiola spoke about Rodri's readiness: "We will see this evening, however, he is not completely comfortable, and when he is ready and healthy, he will return, and we hope he returns tomorrow."

He spoke about Rodri's absence against Everton, saying: "It does not depend on him, the goals we conceded were not related to Rodri's absence, we conceded goals but not because of Rodri's absence."

Guardiola commented on Marc Guehi's mistake against Everton: "He played a great match, he knows he made a mistake, but that's part of the game, and regardless of that, he played a great match."

Regarding Phil Foden's new contract, he explained: "I asked my sporting director Hugo Viana, and they are close to reaching an agreement, I hope it happens but it hasn't yet."

He talked about the development of Jeremy Doku's level, saying: "The coach always, when the players perform well, the credit goes to the coach, and when they perform poorly, the credit goes to them, I am very happy that he has elevated his level and feels that as a winger he must score and make an impact, not just dribble, Jeremy has been fantastic this season."

About Gvardiol's condition, he said: "He is fine, training and feeling good, he has been absent for several months, last season he was one of our most important players, and despite many injuries, he played all the matches, and in the end, the body says at a moment enough, but I am happy with his return and hope he helps us in the last part of the season and performs well in the World Cup with his national team, we will see him at his best next season, he is an important player, a central defender and a full-back and plays in different positions and is very fast, and it's great to have him back like Ruben Dias."

On the negotiations to extend Gvardiol's contract, he said: "I have no information, I haven't spoken with Viana about it, I strongly hope that Gvardiol stays here, it is not easy to find a player like him, so I hope he stays."

Guardiola concluded his remarks by saying: "I love playing at home, I hope Manchester City fans come and put pressure on Arsenal, winning our matches is all we have to or can do."