Four players – including Ederson and Matheus Nunes – have withdrawn from international duty and Pep Guardiola will be sweating over what impact that will have on his star-studded squad before the resumption. City are due to welcome Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium in their next Premier League game on Saturday, November 25.
Kevin De Bruyne remains the only long-term absentee with a hamstring problem he picked up in the curtain raiser. Here&aposs our latest City injury round-up with possible return dates.
Injury: Muscular
Possible return date: November 25 vs Liverpool
What Guardiola has said: “We&aposll see after the international break. The doctor said to me it&aposs not bad. I don&apost know, but I don&apost want to create tempo [a time-frame]. When he&aposs fit again he&aposll come back.”
Injury: Unspecified
Return date: TBC
A statement from the Portuguese FA read: “The midfielder is unfit for Portugal&aposs two games. Matheus Nunes was declared clinically unfit for games against Liechtenstein and Iceland after undergoing tests.”
Injury: Hamstring
Return date: January/February
What Guardiola has said: “He says he feels really good, but still isn&apost training or running much. I&aposd say he&aposs the last one to come back and train with us. I won&apost say two weeks, one week. We don&apost put pressure, the doctors say next step. No pressure, recover, it&aposs not necessary to do the bad decisions to come back early. Step by step.”
Injury: Foot
Possible return date: November 25 vs Liverpool
Ederson suffered an impact injury against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. However, the Brazil goalkeeper – who has since withdrawn from international duty this month – was able to continue and play the entire 90 minutes during a hugely-memorable eight-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge.
Injury: Muscular
Return date: TBC
Kovacic was involved in the Chelsea game as a second-half substitute. However, the Croatia midfielder has since picked up a muscular problem and won&apost feature for his country against Latvia and Armenia.
Injury: Unspecified
Return date: TBC
Ake picked up an injury before the Chelsea match and, as such, was unavailable for that Stamford Bridge thriller. City or Guardiola have yet to provide an update on the centre-back, but did withdraw from Netherlands duty for Euro 2024 qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar.
Injury: Ankle
