Defender Manuel Akanji has been discarded from the return of the Manchester Champions League with Real Madrid and his Premier League match with Liverpool amid fears that he could be prepared for an extended absence with a muscular problem.
The center of Switzerland was replaced in part time in defeat 3-2 by Real at the Etihad stadium on Tuesday.
City Face Real at the first leg next Wednesday before receiving Liverpool on Sunday, February 23.
The Pep Guardiola manager was not asked about Akanji after the game, but he is expected to offer an update on the 29 -year -old, as well as striker Jack Grealish, who was replaced in the first half, when he has his regular media. Information on Friday before your team’s game with Newcastle on Saturday.
However, the sources have said that Akanji has been discarded from the immediate games of the city.
It is the last of a series of defensive injuries that Guardiola has had to deal with this season, which has repeatedly declared that it is the main reason for the actions and results below the city torque.
Defenders John Stones, Nathan Ake and Ruben days just returned from recent absences.
Stones was used in the center of the central field in the middle of the week when Guardiola tried Arsenal in September.
Guardiola included the new signing of Nico González in his team to face Real, but the Spanish midfielder stayed in the bank during the defeat after being forced by an injury in the first half of his debut in Leyton Orient orient last Saturday.
