A Man City midfielder faces another spell on the sidelines.

Mateo Kovacic has endured a frustrating start to the 25/26 season. The Croatian midfielder had surgery on a troublesome Achilles injury at the end of last season. He made a late start to the 25/26 season as he recovered from that surgery. So far this season, he has made two appearances off the bench for Man City, and has only played 37 minutes all season. It has been a frustrating…