Man City injury latest after Aston Villa as Liverpool and Arsenal dealt fresh blow in title race
Pep Guardiola chose to rest both Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland as his Manchester City strode to a 4-1 victory over Aston Villa.
Phil Foden netted a superb hat-trick after Rodri had given the reigning champions the lead, however they were given a scare with Jhon Duran initially cancelling out the City midfielder's opener. John Stones was again an unused substitute for City with Guardiola clearly not feeling the need to use the England international.
Nathan Ake, Kyle Walker and Ederson remained out injured and while City have thus far coped well in their absence, Guardiola will be hoping the trio can return sooner rather than later. Elsewhere in the Premier League title race, Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta are also dealing with injuries in their respective Arsenal and Liverpool squads.
Bukayo Saka was absent for Arsenal's 2-0 win over Luton with Mikel Arteta offering an explanation as to why he missed out despite being in training.
Elsewhere, Jurgen Klopp is still without the likes of Diogo Jota, Allison and Trent Alexander-Arnold with another key player now a fresh doubt after picking up a knock against Brighton this past weekend. With that in mind, MEN Sport has taken a look at the latest from the treatment room.
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Injury: Unspecified.
Potential return date: Unknown.
What Guardiola has said: "Injured. Hopefully he will be back soon. I don’t know exactly the timing. For sure, the next games he won’t be ready."
Injury: Leg.
Possible return date: Unknown.
What Guardiola has said: N/A.
Injury: Adductor.
Potential retu
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