Manchester City starter Stones could be out for at least a month with hamstring injury

2023-02-04 13:38

Manchester City starter Stones could be out for at least a month with hamstring injury


Premier League Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola updated his lineup injury today, confirming that the 28-year-old starting defender John Stones will be out for up to a month due to a hamstring injury.


Stones injured his hamstring in the first half of Manchester City's 1-0 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup last Saturday. Stones could not continue to fight and leave the field.


The English defender is one of the core of Manchester City 's defense. He transferred to Manchester City from Everton in the Premier League in 2016. He was the second most expensive player in the world for a defender purchased by Manchester City for a transfer fee of 47.5 million pounds at that time.


Manchester City starter Stones could be out for at least a month with hamstring injury


Stones has currently played for Manchester City for 7 seasons, played more than 120 games in various competitions, and contributed 13 goals. He played 14 games this season and provided 2 key assists.


However, with Stones out for a month, Guardiola will need to compete for the title with Premier League leaders Arsenal while losing Stones' defense within a few weeks. Guardiola predicts that the defender may need a recovery period of 3 weeks to 1 month, which means that he will miss up to 8 games, including the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.


Manchester City starter Stones could be out for at least a month with hamstring injury


Foden returns from injury


However, Guardiola also brought good news that the 22-year-old midfielder Phil Foden has recovered from his injury since he suffered an injury in the 2-1 loss to Manchester United on January 14. He received training at the training base in the last 2 days and will play in the 22nd round of the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur next Monday.