Manchester City has hung the full-capacity poster in its infirmary. If this Wednesday night he had to fill his bench with many players from the subsidiary, during the game against the Portuguese the situation worsened: Fernandinho came in in the 85th minute and couldn't finish the game. He was injured in the discount due to a muscle tear and, although his role during this season has been that of Rodrigo's substitute, his period of absence will be around the four or six weeks.
Fernandinho receives medical assistance against Porto.
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To the Brazilian we must add more casualties due to injury. The one that was known just before the game was that of Nathan Aké, nothing serious, but enough to not be able to play against Porto, which is why Guardiola lined up Rúben Dias and Eric García as starters. On the defensive line Nor was Aymeric Laporte, injured a few days ago in training and that he has already missed the duels against Arsenal and Porto, although he will return to training with the group in the coming days. Another French and another injured defender is Benjamin Mendy, whose physical irregularity has prevented him from having more prominence at Manchester City.
By last, two casualties in attack. The first, capital, Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian suffered an injury during the Wembley match against England and has not played again for a minute, after leaving Belgium's concentration early. Pep Guardiola said that “it is not serious” but “he will miss several games”. The other who is also not available is Gabriel Jesus, whose absence coincided with the return of Kun Agüero, to minimize damage. The Brazilian's is a muscle injury that, according to the Catalan coach, will have to be managed carefully to prevent any deterioration.