Pep Guardiola confident Manchester City can handle defensive injury crisis

Pep Guardiola is backing his Manchester City players to deliver (Martin Rickett/PA)

Pep Guardiola is confident injuries will not derail his Manchester City side as they bid to close out the Premier League title.

The champions are running out of options at the back after Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho, starting centre-backs at Wolves in midweek, suffered knocks in that game at Molineux.