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England defender John Stones and manchester City will be out for between four and five weeks after suffering a muscle injury in training.
Stones suffered the injury in Ukraine on Tuesday, where City are planning for Wednesday’s Champions League group match.
The accident is a setback for City, who are without Aymeric Laporte.
It leaves City with a single based refuge in Nicolas Otamendi.
The injury comes as City prepare for a busy period of games from Carabao Cup, Champions League and also the Premier League.
25, stones, could miss up to eight league and cup matches for reigning Premier League winners last Saturday, City, who suffered a surprise 3-2 defeat.
“”For me as a supervisor it’s an extraordinary challenge,” said City boss Pep Guardiola following revealing the news about Stones’ injury in a press conference.
“But I believe in something folks don’t know about – soul and commitment. We’ll make steps ahead to figure out this issue.”
After confronting Shakhtar, City amuse Watford on Saturday prior to playing with Championship Preston at Deepdale in the next round of the EFL Cup Tuesday.
Five times 28, before welcoming sailors to Etihad 25, city are away to Everton on 28 September, sponsor Dinamo Zagreb.
After the global break, the side of Pep Guardiola are on 19 October after which three times 29, host Italian side Atalanta at the Champions League.
After being transported off through the 4-0 win over Brighton on 31 25, france centre-back Laporte, had surgery on his knee.
City are second from the Premier League table.
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