Gomez ready for double header at the Etihad

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Midfielder wants to play his part as Albion face Manchester City twice in four days.

Bruce Talbot

2026-10-27T06:00+00:00

Diego Gomez shrugs off Cody Gakpo at Anfield on Sunday. 📷James Boardman

Diego Gomez says he feels fresh and ready to tackle this week’s double header against Manchester City.

Albion head to the Etihad on Wednesday in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup before returning on Saturday to play the Premier League leaders.

The Paraguay midfielder’s minutes are being managed by Fabian Hurzeler and he was left out of the squad that drew 0-0 against FK Jablonec in the UEFA Conference League last week before he returned on Sunday when Albion suffered their first defeat in ten games against Liverpool.

“We know that these are two very difficult away games,” said the 23-year-old. “The coach spoke to me and said he wanted to keep me back more for these matches.

“Obviously I wanted to play (at Jablonec) but it’s the coach’s decision. But now I feel really fresh to tackle these games which are coming and which are very important.

“It was the coach’s decision and I went along with his decision because I needed the rest with so many games coming up, but now I’m focused on the games this week.”

Gomez admitted Albion needed to do better in the final third after losing 2-0 at Anfield.

“I thought we had the ball a lot in the first half and we had a lot of chances to score,” he added.

“We were just missing some clarity on the final pass but we are already thinking about the next games and how to improve.

“In the second half they had a very good, compact defence. We still kept trying to create chances but there are things to work on.”

Wednesday’s game will be only Albion’s second meeting with City in the League Cup. They won the previous game on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Withdean in 2008.