Manchester City’s injury problems mounted after their Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho was ruled out for up to six weeks after suffering a leg injury in their 3-1 Champions League win over Porto Wednesday.
Fernandinho was only introduced in the 85th minute but hobbled off in stoppage time after suffering what appeared to be a leg muscle strain.
Pep Guardiola was already without key midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, defender Aymeric Laporte and Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus, while he has several players still short of full match fitness, including German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, whose superb free kick put City 2-1 up against Porto after they had fallen behind in the 14th minute.
De Bruyne and Laporte are expected to return to training Thursday but it is not clear if they will be ready for Saturday’s Premier League encounter at West Ham United.
