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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 .
Where City are planning for Wednesday’s Champions League group match stones suffered the injury on Tuesday in Ukraine.
The injury is a drawback for City, who are also without Aymeric Laporte till January or February due to injury.
It renders City with one established central refuge in Nicolas Otamendi.
The injury came as City prepare for a busy period of games from Carabao Cup, Champions League and the Premier League.
25, stones, would miss up to eight league and cup games to Premier League winners last Saturday, City, who suffered a surprise 3-2 defeat at newly-promoted Norwich.
“”For me personally as a manager it is an incredible challenge,” said City manager Pep Guardiola after revealing the news about Stones’ harm in a press conference.
“But I believe in something folks don’t know about – soul and commitment. We will make steps ahead to figure out this problem.”
City entertain Watford on Saturday prior to enjoying Championship Preston at Deepdale at the third round of the EFL Cup Tuesday after confronting Shakhtar.
Five times before welcoming anglers city are away to Everton on 28 September, host Dinamo Zagreb.
Following the fracture that is global, Pep Guardiola’s side are at Crystal Palace on 19 October after which three times afterwards host side Atalanta in the Champions League.
After being carried off through the 4-0 win over Brighton on 31 August 25, france centre-back Laporte, had surgery on his knee.
City are next in the Premier League table, five points behind leaders Liverpool.
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