Pep Guardiola claims he will relish the challenge of coping with adversity after an injury to John Stones added to Manchester City's defensive woes.
The Premier League champions have just one fit senior centre-back after England international Stones suffered a thigh injury in training ahead of City's Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk in Kharkiv on Wednesday.
Stones joins Aymeric Laporte, who is out until the new year, on the sidelines and, after the departure of Vincent Kompany last summer, City are now short of cover in the position.
Midfielder Phil Foden has also not travelled to Ukraine due to to a stomach virus.
City and Shakhtar are familiar opponents with this being the third consecutive year have been drawn together in the group stages.
Guardiola also knows Shakhtar well having faced them 11 times throughout a managerial career that has also included spells in charge of Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
"I have bought an apartment here!" Guardiola jokingly said at his pre-match press conference. "I came here many times and it's always good. With Barcelona, Bayern and now City, I've come almost every season."
