Thierry Henry has failed to shrug off a throat infection
in time to make Pep Guardiola’s squad to travel to El Molinón for
Sunday’s clash with Sporting.
The Frenchman continues to struggle to find any sort of
consistency in his form and fitness and this latest exclusion will
see him miss his second consecutive league game. He was also
omitted from the group that took on Racing Santander last weekend
following a hectic International schedule.
He made quite an impressive return to the starting line-up
in midweek against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the Champions
League but this latest setback could dampen his recently recovered
morale.
Víctor Valdés and Rafa Márquez, the two other players who
also missed the post-Champions League game training session, have
been included in the squad as has Eric Abidal.
