Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City hit with major injuries as new sickening blow leaves Pep Guardiola fuming
John Stones became the latest casualty as the injury list builds for Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
The England defender was forced off in the first-half and left Goodison Park in a foot brace after a coming together with Everton striker Beto. Despite being offside, the delayed flag resulted in play continuing as the Blues forward raced through against Stones before tangling legs - leaving the former Everton defender in a heap, and Pep Guardiola fuming.
As the end of the calendar year approaches, the battle for top spot in the English top-flight continues. Liverpool moved top of the table with their 2-0 win over Burnley, two points clear of Arsenal - who play on Thursday. City narrowed the deficit to five points, with a game in hand, after coming from behind at Goodison Park to beat Everton 3-1.
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Kostas Tsimikas added to Liverpool's growing defensive problems after suffering a broken collarbone during the draw with title rivals Arsenal on December 23.
Guardiola was forced to select a team without Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and defender Ruben Dias for the win on Merseyside and the untimely injury to Stones adds to the growing injury lists of the Premier League title challengers.
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Liverpool are being forced to manage their squad and it was evident with the rotation to the line-up for the win over Burnley. Dominik Szoboszlai started from the bench but was introduced midway through the second-half, while Joe Gomez deputised at left-back.
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