Man City could be without seven injured players for Liverpool match after new scare
Matheus Nunes has provided a fresh fitness scare for Manchester City ahead of the Premier League meeting with Liverpool in 10 days.
The reigning champions, who again sit first in the standings, welcome the Reds to the Etihad Stadium for the Saturday, November 25 early kick-off - fresh from the international break.
Jurgen Klopp's men trail their title rivals by a single point, and even at this relatively early stage any advantage could prove crucial come the end of the Premier League campaign.
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Therefore the news that midfielder Nunes has been "declared clinically unfit" by the Portuguese national team for their upcoming internationals against Liechtenstein and Iceland could be a welcome for the Reds, who like their opponents, have injury concerns.
This late decision means Nunes will not be travelling with his national teammates, including Diogo Jota, so will return to Manchester ahead of schedule. The Selecao's second match of the international break is due to be played on November 19 - six days before Liverpool travel to City.
It also comes after a recent wave of injury troubles for Pep Guardiola to contend with.
First-choice goalkeeper Ederson suffered a similar fate to his new team-mate, also withdrawing from international duty with Brazil this week. He played the entirety of his club's electric 4-4 draw with Chelsea on Sunday despite obviously picking up a foot injury, which turns out to be cause of his latest absence. Mateo Kovacic and Nathan Ake have also withdrawn from the Croatia and Netherlands nationals squad respectively.
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