[ad_pod ]An already bad situation has got a whole lot worse for Pep Guardiolaâs Manchester City side, who are now staring down the barrel of five painful weeks without another one of their starters.John Stones joins the injured Aymeric Laporte, whoâs set to be out of action until January after being carried off in Cityâs 4-0 victory over Brighton at the beginning of the campaign, after it was reported that the Englishman suffered an injury training for the upcoming Champions League game against Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk.Nicolas Otamendi is now Cityâs only recognised central defender, and if his performance at the weekend against Norwich City if anything to go by, the champions might find themselves in trouble as they try to defend their title for the third consecutive season.The 31-year-old was partly responsible for Teemu Pukkiâs second-half goal, though Guardiola has since exonerated him.Watch Manchester City Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and on reflection City probably should have made a more concerted effort to replace outbound Vincent Kompany during the summer transfer window.
Harry Maguire was linked with a move from Leicester City, which wouldâve gone some way towards bolstering their options, but after weeks of hesitating, he eventually moved to rivals Manchester United. Now City are paying the price.
M.E.N journalist Samuel Luckhurst didnât hold back when reviewing the catastrophic error of judgementâ¦