Manchester City have seen their injury list grow, rather substantially, in the past couple weeks. It’s starting to get a bit severe, as Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish are in the infirmary too. Plus Kyle Walker seems to be more seriously injured than might have been first thought.
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Meanwhile the already sidelined Rodri (anterior cruciate ligament), Kevin de Bruyne (groin) and Oscar Bobb (leg fracture) of course remain out.
Manager Pep Guardiola has seen his selection options decrease. He gave an update on the status of Doku (muscle) and Grealish (knock): “Jeremy a little longer than Jack, but both are injured after the last games. I don’t know [how long they will be out for].
“Hopefully, Jack will be maybe one week, 10 days, Jeremy a little longer.”
All in all though, they should not have too many problems with lowly Southampton.
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