Manuel Pellegrini: 'Stevan Jovetic, Matija Nastasic out of League Cup final'

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that both forward Stevan Jovetic and centre-back Matija Nastasic will not be fit to play in the League Cup final against Sunderland on Sunday.

Pellegrini said that aside from those two and goalkeeper Richard Wright he has a full squad to pick from and that deciding on the XI will not be easy.

"Jovetic and Nastasic are both injured, and they cannot play," he told reporters. "Richard Wright also has a problem. The rest of the squad is okay.

"It is not easy to choose the starting XI. All the players deserve to start."

City are currently third in the Premier League.