Manchester Evening News Manchester City Injury: Stones and Phillips participate in training, Nouri is expected to play in Arsenal

Sports 12:24pm, 18 September 2025 176
Manchester City will play against Naples in the early morning of September 19, and Manchester City will go away to challenge strong opponents Arsenal in the fifth round of the Premier League this weekend.

The Manchester Evening News updated the injury situation of Manchester City players. Among them, Stones has resumed training, which is good news and is preparing for the match against Napoli. In addition, Phillips also appeared in the training lineup. But there are still several wounded people who miss the two tough battles.

Malmush: Knee injury; expected return date: October 5, Premier League away against Brentford

Last Tuesday local time, Marmush was injured after only four minutes in the friendly match between Egypt and Burkina Faso. After persisting for a few minutes, he was substituted in the 9th minute. Marmush returned to Cairo on crutches and underwent a scan to determine the extent of his injury. Malmush missed the Manchester City Derby and is expected to return in the coming weeks.

Guardiola said: "We still need to have a final check, he will recover in a few weeks, and he will be ready to make a comeback before (October) international match day."

Sherki: Thigh injury; expected return date: October 26, the Premier League away game against Villa

French international Shergen will miss two months of thigh injury and may miss 10 games in total.

Ait Nuri: ankle injury; expected return date: On September 21, Premier League away against Arsenal

Ait Nuri suffered an ankle injury in his home game against Tottenham. He participated in the match against Brighton, but did not participate in the World Cup qualifiers against Botswana and Guinea with the Algerian national team.

Kovasic: Achilles tendon injury; expected return date: October 18, the Premier League home game against Everton

Kovasic will be absent until October due to a Summer Achilles tendon surgery. He had surgery shortly after the season, missing the Club World Cup and the remaining preseason. The team had hoped he would recover at the start of the new season, but now it is expected to return until at least October international matches.