Aguero, Laporte, Gundogan - Man City injury latest and expected return dates

straight to your inboxManchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has revealed his fears amid the gruelling football calendar following the coronavirus pandemic.Clubs have had much shorter breaks from the end of last season to the new campaign, with City playing nearly every three or four days until the end of 2020.The Blues are already without strikers Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus due to injuries – and De Bruyne fears that the jam-packed schedule could hit many Premier League players.The Belgium

straight to your inbox Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has opened up on his battle with COVID-19 and has urged the public to respect the social distancing measures put in place by the government. The German midfielder is yet to feature for Pep Guardiola's side this season after testing positive for the disease on September 21.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, 9 October.City fans want a new striker City fans have singled out attack as the area of the pitch Pep Guardiola needs to improve in when the transfer window reopens.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have been given the best deadline day boost of all – with Sergio Aguero joining squad training for the first time in four months. The Blues ’ all-time top goalscorer has been out since damaging a meniscus in his knee against Burnley in June, an injury which required surgery.

straight to your inboxAfter their home defeat to Leicester City last week, Manchester City will be hoping to get their 2020/21 Premier League campaign back on track with a win on Sunday, as Pep Guardiola's side travel to Elland Road to take on newly-promoted Leeds United.Guardiola is still without both Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero for this game, so Raheem Sterling is likely to play centrally here, with Ferran Torres and Phil Foden in the wide positions.New signing Ruben Dias could also make

straight to your inbox Manchester City's injury problems appear to be clearing, after Pep Guardiola confirmed two more players should be back after the international break and that Ruben Dias could make his debut this weekend at Leeds. Speaking ahead of City's Premier League trip to Leeds, Guardiola was asked about the missing players in his squad, as well as offering an encouraging update on the fitness of new signing Dias.

straight to your inbox Txiki Begiristain says Manchester City need to replace their simple desire to win the Champions League with an real belief they can win it, as he reacted to the group stage draw which was made on Thursday. City were paired with FC Porto, Olympiacos and Marseille in the group stage draw, with Director of Football Begiristain declaring his happiness at the way the draw played out.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has explained his Manchester City team selection to face Leicester in the Premier League, as he welcomed Aymeric Laporte back to the first team squad for the first time this season. Laporte's pre-season was disrupted by a period of self-isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, with Guardiola previously telling reporters that the Frenchman might not be up to full match fitness until after the international break next month.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has named Raheem Sterling up front to face Leicester City in the absence of Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero. The Manchester City boss had admitted before the game that he had just 13 fit players to pick from, and his team selection against Leicester showed just how thin his options are.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, 27 September.Delap in contention as Jesus injury adds to City’s striking woesManchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been discussing his limited striking options ahead of Sunday’s game against Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium.With club-record scorer Sergio Aguero one of seven first-teamers to miss the opening Premier League game at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gabriel Jesus led the line and scored in a 3-1 win.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus has added to Manchester City's injury woes as he has been ruled out for a month with a knock picked up against Wolves.Jesus missed the midweek Carabao Cup win over Bournemouth, with young striker Liam Delap coming in and scoring a fine goal on his debut.

straight to your inboxManchester United will be missing only two players for Saturday's Premier League visit to Brighton.The Reds kicked off their campaign with a loss to Crystal Palace but bounced back by defeating Luton Town in the Carabao Cup earlier this week.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made ten changes to the side that lost to the Eagles and should recall the majority of his key players against on the South Coast.The United boss added that fitness among the squad is improving ahead of the game.He

straight to your inbox Manchester City's injury situation is unlikely to get better in time for the Premier League game with Leicester on Sunday. Eric Garcia played his first game of the season against Bournemouth after missing the win over Wolves with a head injury.

straight to your inboxManchester City's injury crisis will last until after the international break next month.Pep Guardiola revealed that Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Aleks Zinchenko have all joined Sergio Aguero in the physio room and are set to miss league games against Leicester and Leeds.

straight to your inboxManchester City have confirmed a further four injuries ahead of their opening Premier League game of the season. Pep Guardiola has already explained that Sergio Aguero is still recovering from the surgery he had in June, while Aymeric Laporte was late joining up with the squad after testing positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inboxManchester City will finally get their 2020/21 Premier League campaign underway on Monday evening, as they take on Wolves at Molineux.Pep Guardiola will be without Sergio Aguero and Aymeric Laporte against Nuno Espirito Santo's side, with midfielder Ikay Gundogan also ruled out as he tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the game.New City signings Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres could both make their debuts as City look to begin their 2020/21 campaign with a win.Click here to

straight to your inboxManchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has tested positive for coronavirus and will now enter a 10-day isolation period.City announced the positive result on Monday morning, ruling the former Borussia Dortmund out of their Premier League game against Wolves. Gundogan will also be forced to miss this week's Carabao Cup match against Bournemouth and next weekend match against Leicester City at the Etihad.