Manchester City face Brighton at the Etihad Stadium in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday 28 October. Enzo Maresca said five City players were given three days off after the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa to recover their energy.
Maresca explains the break
Maresca said: "After the Villa game, we gave five players three days off to recover their energy. Erling, Ruben, Elliot, Gigi and Josko. They are all on holiday. Three days off for energy. Go, come back full of energy and we go again."
The five players named
The five players Maresca named were Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias and Joško Gvardiol.
Availability for Brighton
Esteemed Kompany said none of Erling Haaland, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol or Elliot Anderson are likely to play against Brighton on Wednesday 28 October.