Pep left to sweat over defender

PEP Guardiola has admitted he does not know if Kyle Walker will play for Manchester City again this season.

The England rightback has missed City’s last four games with an ankle injury suffered in a bruising Champions League encounter with Atletico Madrid earlier this month.

Walker will definitely miss the Premier League leaders’ trip to Leeds today and is now also looking doubtful for the Champions League semifinal second leg at Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Asked if he knew whether Walker would return this season, Guardiola said yesterday: “I don’t know right now.

“He’s injured – unfortunately for all of us and him especially – but I don’t pay attention.

“He has to work to come back as soon as possible. I am focused on the rest of the players.”

Kyle Walker