Manuel Akanji failed to finish the game against Nottingham Forest last week. The defender was substituted at half-time during the 3-0 victory.

Manager Pep Guardiola says he does not believe it is a serious injury but Akanji has yet to return to training, unlike Kovacic and Foden.

Expected Return Date – Sunday 15th December v Manchester United

Nathan Ake also suffered an injury versus Forest, picking up another hamstring problem just before the end of the match.


No timeframe has been given for the Dutchman’s return but it is unlikely he will be available for games over the Christmas period.

Expected Return Date – January

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David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.