Manchester City handed huge blow with John Stones and Aymeric Laporte ‘out for two weeks and set to MISS’ triple-header with Chelsea, PSG and Liverpool.
The defensive pair missed the Champions League win over RB Leipzig with muscle injuries they initially picked up whilst on international duty.
Aymeric Laporte has had a great start to the season and has formed a solid partnership with Ruben Dias at the heart of the Sky Blues’ backline this term, much like John Stones did during 2020/21.
The defending premier league champions face a crunch week of games, starting with a trip to Stamford Bridge to face title rivals Chelsea on Saturday, followed by a clash with Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital before taking on Liverpool at Anfield.
According to The Telegraph, Laporte and John Stones are expected to be out for the next two weeks, meaning they will miss all three games in a sickening blow to Guardiola.
This would leave just Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake as natural centre-back options, and should hence continue in central defence for Pepguardiola’s side.
Guardiola’s injury concerns are not solely limited to his defence, with midfielders Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri also nursing problems while Oleksandr Zinchenko is suffering with a calf issue.
In reaction to the news shared on Twitter by City Xtra, many Man City fans have expressed their thoughts and opinions.
Oh no
— ¹⁷ (@KdbEnthusiasm) September 22, 2021
This is a massive blow for us. 😰 https://t.co/LgyjBxT9GA
— Erick Ithier (@ErickIthier) September 22, 2021
well that’s not good
— ¹⁰ (@SxrgioSZN) September 22, 2021
We’re doomed
— Whilip Woden (@FodenBetter) September 22, 2021
We’re losing our next 3 games, were finito
— Tawfig²⁶ (@mcfctawfig) September 22, 2021
Yeah we are finished
— Baldiola (@TeacherOfBall) September 22, 2021
@pragmat1st we are dusted.
— Sam (@SamKB_) September 22, 2021
It is? We have two fit CBs for games against 3 of the best teams in the world
— Baldiola (@TeacherOfBall) September 22, 2021
So we have to play Ake against Chelsea, PSG and Liverpool? Yeah our season is over
— Moydis 135 days until Beijing 2022 (@MGey123) September 22, 2021
Ake is a £40m CB, time to put our trust in him.
— Matthew Miller (@MillerMattu) September 22, 2021
That won’t change the fact that we are beating Chelsea this weekend
— 🇳🇬♐ (@BasseySamuel_) September 22, 2021
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