Manchester City could be without four players for Chelsea as Pep Guardiola gives Jack Grealish update

Manchester City could be without four players for Chelsea as Pep Guardiola gives Jack Grealish update

Manchester City are waiting to discover the extent of an injury to Jack Grealish after the midfielder was forced off early in the Champions League win over FC Copenhagen

 

Jack Grealish was forced off injured during Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Copenhagen (Photo by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images)

Jack Grealish was forced off injured during Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Copenhagen (Photo by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images)

 

Manchester City are anxiously awaiting news on Jack Grealish’s injury ahead of their Premier League clash with Chelsea at the weekend.

 

The England midfielder was forced to leave the pitch during their Champions League match against FC Copenhagen due to a groin problem. “He wanted to continue but we didn’t want to make the damage even worse,” said City boss Pep Guardiola. “We’ll make tests tomorrow (Wednesday).”

 

Grealish was making his first start in six games in what has been a difficult campaign for him. The 28-year-old had a spell out with a dead leg earlier in the season and has been kept out of the side at other times by the good form of team-mates, notably Jeremy Doku in the first instance and latterly Phil Foden.

 

 

Bernardo Silva was also taken off by City after a blow to the ankle and could be doubtful for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea. It has also emerged that Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic have been nursing knocks.

 

Neither featured in Denmark and although midfielder Kovacic could be back in contention for the weekend, defender Gvardiol faces two to three weeks out with an ankle injury. Man City won the game in Denmark 3-1, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring early for visitors. Silva and Foden also netted for Guardiola’s side after Magnus Mattsson equalised for Copenhagen.

 

Chelsea go into Saturday’s clash on the back of a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. A Conor Gallagher brace and Enzo Fernandez strike was enough to secure the victory for Mauricio Pochettino at Selhurst Park on Monday night.

 

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