Manchester City's John Stones out for "some time" with muscle injury

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has disclosed that John Stones will be out of action for an extended period. This unfortunate news comes after Stones was forced to exit during Tuesday's Champions League triumph against Young Boys. The European champions put on a dominant performance, securing their place in the knockout rounds with two games to spare.

Erling Haaland, who had been doubtful due to injury before the match, opened the scoring with a penalty kick, and Phil Foden extended the lead just before the end of the first half. Haaland added another goal, his second, and Manchester City's third, within six minutes of the second half, leading to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Young Boys, who played with 10 men for most of the second period following Sandro Lauper's red card.

Despite the success of the evening and their advancement to the last 16, Stones' injury cast a shadow over Manchester City's victory. The 29-year-old had to be replaced by Nathan Ake at halftime after suffering an injury in the first half of Tuesday's match.

In his post-match comments, Guardiola informed TNT Sports that the English international is expected to be sidelined for a considerable period.

"Unfortunately, John, he's out again. I feel so sorry for him because he's an incredible professional and committed and he's a big loss for us. John is so important with what he does but yeah, recover, the season is long, and he will be back soon."

When asked whether Stones will be out of action for a while, Guardiola replied: "Yeah, think so".

The Man City boss later added in his post-match press conference: "It's a muscular injury so will be a while out. It's a pity, it's bad news for us."

 

[emko54]

Šteta za Manchester City. John Stones želim ti brz oporavak i povratak na teren.

 

[Biggijay]

Well it’s just the beginning of the season so there is still time for him to come back and do his job

 

[emko54]

Let's hope he comes back..

 

[Hsc]

How John Stones escapes being sold during transfer window needs to be studied at the University

 

[Edna Almeida]

O técnico do Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, revelou que John Stones ficará fora de ação por um longo período. A triste notícia surge após Stones ter sido forçado a sair durante a vitória de terça-feira sobre o Young Boys pela Liga dos Campeões. Os campeões europeus tiveram uma atuação dominante, garantindo sua vaga nas oitavas de final com duas rodadas restantes.

Erling Haaland, que era dúvida devido a uma lesão antes da partida, abriu o placar em cobrança de pênalti, e Phil Foden ampliou a vantagem pouco antes do final do primeiro tempo. Haaland marcou mais um gol, o seu segundo, e o terceiro do Manchester City, aos seis minutos do segundo tempo, resultando em uma confortável vitória por 3 a 0 sobre o Young Boys, que jogou com 10 homens durante a maior parte do segundo tempo após o cartão vermelho de Sandro Lauper.

Apesar do sucesso da noite e da classificação para as oitavas de final, a lesão de Stones prejudicou a vitória do Manchester City. O jogador de 29 anos teve que ser substituído por Nathan Aké no intervalo, após sofrer uma lesão no primeiro tempo da partida de terça-feira.

Em seus comentários pós-jogo, Guardiola informou à TNT Sports que o jogador da seleção inglesa deverá ficar afastado por um período considerável.

 

[Edna Almeida]

Stones is a great player, it's a shame his level of football hasn't been noticed at City lately. He needs to get back into shape quickly, because the guy is a monster. But he'll get better quickly.

 

[emko54]

I agree with you.