Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji will miss the Champions League clash with Real Madrid and the Premier League clash with Liverpool, and there are concerns the Swiss could be out for longer with a muscle injury.
Manchester City centre-back was substitute at half-time in Tuesday’s 3-2 defeat by Real Madrid.
City face Real Madrid in the second leg next แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ Wednesday before hosting Liverpool on Sunday, February 23.
Pep Guardiola did not comment on Akanji after the game but is expect to give an update on the 29-year-old. Who also was substitute at half-time in the same game. At his press conference on Friday ahead of Saturday’s game at Newcastle.
However, sources say Akanji has now been rule out of City’s latest game.
Akanji is the latest Manchester City defender to suffer an injury blow this season. Following on from John Stones, Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias, who have all recently returned from injury. With Guardiola struggling to organise his defence.
Guardiola did include new signing Nico Gonzalez in his squad to face Real, but the Spanish midfielder was left on the bench throughout the defeat after being forc off with injury in the first half of his debut at Leyton Orient last Saturday.