Manchester City have been given a huge boost ahead of their trip to Watford, with FOUR players returning to the squad after injury.
And with Phil Foden - who sat out the midweek win at Aston Villa on the subs bench - also ready to go again, the Blues' only absentee now is Ferran Torres.
Kevin De Bruyne will travel with the party to north London today, along with Ilkay Gundogan, John Stones and Kyle Walker, who were all missing in what Guardiola called an "emergency" as his team went to Villa Park and won 2-1.
And with Aymeric Laporte eligible again after serving a one-match suspension, the Blues are close to having a full squad from which to choose.
De Bruyne has been out since the international break, after picking up the Covid virus while on duty with Belgium, forcing him to isolate for ten days.
But he returned to training this week and is back in the reckoning, while Gundogan, Stones and Walker were all missing in midweek with "niggles".
The boost could not come at a better time, with the manager acknowledging that Rodri and Bernardo Silva, in particular, need a rest after the injury problems forced them to carry on playing.
Asked to give an update on injuries, Guardiola said: "Except Ferran all of them are ready to travel to London."
And asked whether that was a bonus after he has to stack the bench with academy kids at Villa, Guardiola said: "Much better, I said before Villa we need everyone much better."
Torres has been out since the October international break, after he fractured his metatarsal while playing for Spain in a World Cup qualifier.
