Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Carabao Cup game against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium (kick-off 19:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Chema Andres and Ferdi Kadıoglu have "very painful" hip injuries so are doubts for the cup game. They are expected to recover in time for Saturday.

• Pascal Struijk is unavailable but fellow centre-back Michael Svoboda is set to return to the squad.

• Mats Wieffer and Yankuba Minteh will travel and then a decision will be made on their level of involvement.

• Hurzeler said the last-16 cup tie is "a do-or-die game" so they "are fully focused" in their preparations for it.

• On the opponents: "We know that City may be the best team in the league at the moment. It is another tough challenge for us, but we are ready for that, and we are going there to try and get to the next round."

• He said Enzo Maresca's side are playing with a "clear formation and clear style of play", but "press very intensely with man rotation" so it's a new challenge for his team.

• Hurzeler confirmed the side will stay and train in Manchester after Wednesday's game until the weekend as they play City again on Saturday.

• On facing City twice in the same week: "It's about competing then recovering, adjusting, adapting things, and competing again - it's really going from game to game."