Ruibal (knee) remains unavailable for Sunday's La Liga clash against Osasuna despite recently returning to team training, according to coach Manuel Pellegrini. "He joined us today, but he is still not in condition to be called."
Analysis:Ruibal continues to make encouraging progress in his recovery from knee surgery undergone at the end of last season, having participated in Friday's team training session after alternating between individual and partial group work earlier in the week. However, Manager Pellegrini's latest comments indicate the versatile winger is not yet ready for competitive action, meaning he will have to wait longer to make his first appearance of the campaign.
