Manchester City defender Ruben Dias ruled out for up to SIX WEEKS with a hamstring injury… meaning he will miss the Manchester derby and is a doubt for the crunch showdown with Liverpool as well as both legs of the Champions League quarter-final
- Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been ruled out for up to six weeks
- The 24-year-old picked up a hamstring injury in Tuesday’s win at Peterborough
- Dias will miss Sunday afternoon’s derby fixture at home to Manchester United
- He is also a doubt to play Liverpool and for the Champions League quarter-finals
Manchester City have been dealt a title blow with Ruben Dias facing up to six weeks out – starting with Sunday’s derby against Manchester United.
Dias sustained a hamstring injury during Tuesday’s FA Cup victory at Peterborough United and City’s fears were confirmed after tests at the club’s training base.
Pep Guardiola revealed that the 24-year-old, who makes up one-fifth of the team’s leadership group, is set for at least a month on the sidelines.
Manchester City’s Ruben Dias is set for a six week spell on the sidelines with a hamstring injury
That raises the prospect of Dias missing a crunch title showdown with Liverpool on April 10 and potentially both legs of a probable Champions League quarter-final.
‘It happens in a season,’ Guardiola said. ‘One season – one of the best players, Kevin [De Bruyne] was out for eight or nine months. I don’t love it, we need him – a lot. Ruben is massively important for us but he is not there. I’m not going to cry.’
John Stones and Aymeric Laporte will be paired together in the absence of Dias. Nathan Ake is also struggling for fitness.
‘We have just two central defenders – it is what it…
Source : dailymail
