MANUEL AKANJI volition person country connected a groin wounded connected Saturday and faces a combat to instrumentality earlier the extremity of the season.
Manchester City’s Swiss defender limped retired of the Champions League decision to Real Madrid connected Tuesday and has been assessed this week.
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REXAnd medics person decided helium volition spell nether the weapon – which could spot him sidelined for up to 10 weeks.
That means helium volition miss a ample chunk of the games remaining and whitethorn not beryllium backmost until aboriginal May.
Boss Pep Guardiola has had to woody with injuries to astir of his defenders this play and believes the other workload has caught up with Akanji.
He said: “He’ll person country connected his adductor connected Saturday and it volition beryllium 8 to 10 weeks.
“We privation the champion betterment for Manu due to the fact that of the effort helium has done for america this season.
“It’s been unbelievable.
“Him and Nathan Ake person played successful hard conditions to assistance the squad successful an exigency owed to deficiency of players successful those positions.
“In the end, the assemblage said capable is enough.”
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REXGuardiola said the news was amended connected England midfielder Jack Grealish – who was besides subbed successful the decision to Madrid.
He is improbable to look Newcastle connected Saturday but is not expecting different agelong lack for his £100 cardinal signing.
He said: “With Jack, it’s not arsenic atrocious arsenic Manu has done but I don’t deliberation helium volition beryllium acceptable for Saturday.
“We volition measure it successful the next hours.”
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