Man City Injury News: De Bruyne to miss Arsenal clash?
Manchester City welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as the defending champions look to maintain their 100% start to the season so far.
City have claimed wins over Chelsea, Ipswich, West Ham and Brentford to kick off the campaign, but they’ll face their toughest test yet in fellow title hopefuls Arsenal on Sunday.
Ahead of the welcome of the Gunners, here’s the current injury state of play for City...
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Oscar Bobb suffered a fractured leg in training last month, which was a blow for both player and club. Indeed, Bobb was expected to consolidate a regular first team spot for Manchester City this season but he'll be out until December following surgery.
While Manchester City came through the recent international break relatively unscathed, they still lost Nathan Ake to a thigh injury in the Netherlands' 2-2 draw with Germany in midweek. "It looks like a muscle injury for Nathan Ake, though I am not certain," Pep Guardiola said of the Dutchman this week. There is currently no timeline on the defender's return.
In their opening Champions League match of the season in midweek, Manchester City lost Kevin De Bruyne at half-time, to what looked like a groin issue.
The Belgian was ‘not ready to play’ the second half against Inter, and will now have to be assessed if he is to play any part in Sunday’s clash with Arsenal.
