‘That’s reality. Some can’t sustain playing every four days’John Stones and Manuel Akanji may both require surgery
Pep Guardiola has stated that players who cannot “sustain” Manchester City’s schedule because of serial injuries or fatigue will have to leave, with those under threat including Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones, Nathan Aké, Ilkay Gündogan and Bernardo Silva.
In Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League defeat at Real Madrid, Stones became the latest City player to be struck down, the defender forced off after eight minutes by a thigh problem, with fears his season could be over. This was only the 30-year-old’s 20th appearance this season owing to injuries, with Guardiola suggesting that Stones and Manuel Akanji, who is out with an abductor problem, may require surgery. He said: “The next hours, days, we’ll know if he needs surgery or not. Like Manuel Akanji.”
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