Kevin De Bruyne stepped up his recovery from hamstring surgery by continuing to train with the rest of the Manchester City squad 24 hours out from their Club World Cup final against Fluminese.
Stones, Kovacic, Nunes, De Bruyne - Man City injury news and return dates ahead of Tottenham
01.12.2023 - 17:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Things are starting to ease-up on the injury front for Manchester City ahead of the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday (4.30pm).
City have been hampered by injuries so far this season and were handed one or two scares during the recent international break. However, the champions appear to be over the worst of those worries.
John Stones (hip) and Mateo Kovacic (muscular) are available for selection against Tottenham and that leaves just Matheus Nunes (muscular) and long-term absentee Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring) as the only two players left in the treatment room. Here's our latest injury round-up.
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Injury: Hip
Return date: December 3 vs Tottenham (H)
What Guardiola has said: "He's much better, close to coming back. He'll be with us (against Tottenham) he'll be there."
Injury: Muscular
Return date: December 3 vs Tottenham (H)
Kovacic was one of the players to pick up an injury during the international break and, as a result, he missed two games for Croatia against Latvia and Armenia. Having also sat out the Liverpool draw, the midfielder has stepped up his recovery and has returned to training with the Premier League champions.
Injury: Muscular
Possible return date: December 10 vs Luton Town (A)
A statement from the Portugal FA read: "The midfielder is unfit for Portugal's two games. Matheus Nunes was declared clinically unfit for games against Liechtenstein and Iceland after undergoing tests."
Injury: Hamstring
Predicted return date: January 2024
What Guardiola has said: "If he [De Bruyne] said January, it's January. I'd love to have him
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