Manchester City injury update ahead of Bournemouth clash; Savinho, Walker, De Bruyne & others

City are without many key players for the clash against the Cherries.

On Saturday afternoon, Premier League leaders Manchester City will visit the Vitality Stadium to play Bournemouth.

Wednesday night’s 2-1 away loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup‘s round of 16 was the Cityzens’ first loss of the season.

Thank you for your brilliant support tonight 🩵Safe trip home. See you at Bournemouth on Saturday 🔜 pic.twitter.com/omjvu5GjXa

— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 30, 2024

After sweeping seven and tying two of their first nine games, Pep Guardiola’s injury-plagued team will now turn their attention back to the Premier League, where they are now one point ahead of Liverpool at the top.

However, many of their key players will be absent for this game. We take a look below at the injury list of Man City.

Manchester City injury news ahead of Bournemouth clash

Rodri, a key midfield player for Man City, will miss the remainder of the season due to damage to his knee ligament sustained in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal in September.

Oscar Bobb broke a bone in his leg following a training session in August, and according to Guardiola, the winger plans to make a comeback in January or February of the following year.

🔵⚠️ Pep Guardiola: "Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish are unlikely to return before the international break".Tests will follow for Savinho to understand more about his injury, Pep says via @City_Xtra. pic.twitter.com/Mx6tcPIrvR

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 31, 2024

Kevin De Bruyne has been out of Man City’s previous nine games with a groin injury. While he is fit for practice, there is still no date set for getting back to first-team play.

Guardiola has stated that Kyle Walker, the right-back, has “no chance” of participating in the “next games” after having missed Man City’s past four games due to a knee injury.

Before City defeated Sparta Prague in the UEFA Champions League on October 23, Guardiola announced that Jack Grealish would miss seven to ten days due to an undisclosed injury. The attacker’s “no chance” of participating in the “next games” has now been confirmed by the former Catalan coach.

Due to an unidentified injury, Jeremy Doku has missed Man City’s previous three games and is probably going to be out until after the international break in November.

Savinho will be evaluated before Saturday’s match after being carried off on a stretcher during the midweek loss to Spurs due to what seemed like an ankle injury.

Manuel Akanji was supposed to start against Spurs in the middle of the week, but he left the starting lineup owing to what appeared to be a groin injury he sustained during the warm-up. The defender hopes to be fit to play in some capacity, but he will be evaluated before Saturday’s match.

Josko Gvardiol, who entered the game as a second-half substitute, was knocked down at the end of Wednesday’s match. The defender will be evaluated before Saturday’s game.

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