City are ninth in the Premier League, eight points behind leaders Liverpool, and have four games over the next 10 days, including a League Cup quarter-final at Arsenal.
Asked if the midfielder would be rested for Saturday's trip to Southampton, Guardiola told reporters:"No, right now, no. He's too important for us. With City's main strikers struggling to score, Guardiola is relying heavily on his midfielders and wingers for goals. Guardiola said City must create more chances and compared the number of goals they have scored with how many they had at this stage of their title-winning seasons under the Spaniard.
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