Walker, Stones, De Bruyne - Man City injury news and return dates ahead of Arsenal showdown
Manchester City face a vital fixture at home to Arsenal on Sunday in their hopes of earning a fourth consecutive Premier League title.
Pep Guardiola's side are still within a chance of winning a historic 'double treble' after last season's treble success. City face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals and Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals, whilst doing battle with Arsenal and Liverpool in the league.
But Guardiola has plenty of injury problems to deal with ahead of this weekend's crucial battle against the Gunners, after several key players picked up injuries during the March international break. Below is the latest on City's injury situation...
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Kyle Walker suffered a potential hamstring injury while captaining England against Brazil last Saturday.
The right-back was expected to undergo further treatment and assessment in the days after the injury. And it has now been confirmed by Guardiola that Walker will not be available for the game against Arsenal.
Potential return date: Unknown.
What has been said about Walker's injury: "It is what it is," said Guardiola. "You have to see the calendar that we have. If we want to fight in all competitions we need all the players.
"We have enough and the calendar doesn't look good for us but it is what it is. It's good to be here with two titles and in contention for three titles after what happened last season."
John Stones suffered an injury while featuring for England against Belgium on Tuesday night.
And like Walker, he will also miss Sunday's crunch game at the Etihad Stadium. City's manager refused
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