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Sergio Aguero was not spotted as Manchester City got the train down to Watford for tonight's Premier League game.

Pep Guardiola left the Argentine out for Saturday's win over Bournemouth, claiming that he could have missed four or five weeks had he played. With Gabriel Jesus missing the trip to Lyon a week ago, it has been a testing time for City's strikers and it looks as though that will continue for at least another game.

The City manager was unsure about the fitness of Aguero and Aleks Zinchenko - who was accidentally elbowed by Fernandinho at the weekend - when he spoke to reporters on Monday but ruled Kevin De Bruyne out of the game

"I don’t know. We have training at the moment. Kevin is not ready but the other two I don’t know."

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Both Aguero and Zinchenko were not pictured with the squad, suggesting City could have to make do without them against Javi Gracia's side unless they are making their own way to the ground. Fabian Delph could return to the team in some capacity, having not started the recent games with Lyon and Bournemouth.

Jesus is expected to lead the line again in Aguero's absence and will be hoping to improve a record of one goal in eleven league appearances this season.

And while Guardiola is short of options in attack, he does at least have Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan available again to provide competition for David Silva in midfield; the pair were absent for last week's Champions League game.

De Bruyne will not play a part against Watford and is fighting to be fit to face his former club Chelsea.

The Belgian, who finished ninth in the Ballon D'Or voting on Monday evening, is yet to start a Premier League game this season as he battles injuries.

“I don’t know [if he will be ready for Chelsea]" said Guardiola. "He’s started training, but it’s day by day. In this kind of situation it is the player himself who decides if he feels good. He will train with the team and we will see.”

Goalkeepers: Ederson, Muric, Grimshaw

Defence: Stones, Laporte, Danilo, Otamendi, Walker, Kompany

Midfield: Delph, Fernandinho, Foden, Silva, Gundogan, Bernardo

Forwards: Sane, Sterling, Mahrez, Jesus

Not spotted: Sergio Aguero (doubt), Aleks Zinchenko (doubt), Kevin De Bruyne (injured), Benjamin Mendy (injured), Claudio Bravo (injured)