Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola announced that defender John Stones will be out for a month due to a virus problem with the stomach.
PEP: @PhilFoden is a virus problem with his stomach and not able for this game, I think (he will be back) for the next one.
John Stones got injured this morning. The Problem is muscular… 4-5 weeks.
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 17, 2019
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PEP: It's an incredible challenge with just one central defender @fernandinho and maybe @ericgm3 and @bellis_taylor will come forward for the next few months.
What we will not do is complain that they are not able to play.
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 17, 2019
With Aymeric Laporte out for almost 6 months, that leaves City with one central defender and the Cityzens line up for tonight’s game looking like this
On the plane to Ukraine!
Our 21-man squad for the #UCL clash against Shakhtar Donetsk 📝
🔵 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/NSRZ1leQ0O
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 16, 2019
The absence of Laporte and Stones mean Zinchenko gets a call up. City plays Shakhtar later tonight.