Injury update: Akanji blow plus latest on Grealish and Nico | OneFootball

Manuel Akanji will be out for eight to 10 weeks after suffering an abductor injury against Real Madrid.

Pep Guardiola has revealed the Swiss defender will now undergo surgery to fix the issue meaning he is unlikely to return until late April at the earliest.

“I think it is the abductor,” said Guardiola.

“[He will undergo] surgery on Saturday, [and will be] 8-10 weeks out.”

There was slightly better news on Jack Grealish who was also forced off against Real Madrid.

“It’s not as apparent right now as tough as Manu has done,” said the boss.

“But I don’t know if he'll be ready tomorrow. We will see and assess in the next hours.”

Finally, new signing Nico could be in contention to face Newcastle on Saturday after picking up a knock against Leyton Orient.

The former Porto star was on the bench against Madrid but wasn’t used  on the night and while not completely free of pain, he could face the Magpies.

“Well it's not a difficult start, he was injured,” said Pep, when asked if his new arrival had had a tough start to life with City.

“Difficult start is if he played bad but that's not the case. He arrived with a little pain especially against Madrid he was not fully fit, but day by day he is getting better.

“Like I said before with Jack we’ll assess in the next few hours.”

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