Man City: “He was complaining” - Latest Jeremy Doku, Matheus Nunes injury update from Enzo Maresca

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has delivered the latest update connected the fittingness of his squad up of their opening crippled of the 2026-27 Premier League play astatine location to Bournemouth connected Sunday.

The Citizens suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat to reigning top-flight champions Arsenal successful the Community Shield past week and concerns emerged post-match implicit Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes.

Doku was withdrawn astatine fractional clip aft aggravating a calf contented that helium sustained during the 2026 World Cup with Belgium.

Nunes, meanwhile, was forced to propulsion retired of the matchday squad aft picking up a insignificant musculus occupation during the warm-up astatine the Millennium Stadium successful Cardiff.

While Maresca has provided a affirmative update connected Nunes, the Italian brag has confirmed that Doku volition beryllium sidelined for astir 2 to 3 weeks.

Man City’s Doku emerges arsenic an wounded uncertainty for Manchester derby

Speaking astatine a property league connected Friday, Maresca said: “At the moment, the lone 1 [unavailable] is Jeremy Doku. Then Matheus is back. Jeremy (out), but the remainder are each okay.”

Providing much details connected Doku, Maresca added: “Unfortunately successful the past crippled astatine fractional clip helium was complaining astir a calf pain.

“The thought was that helium would travel off, the alteration was planned and astatine the moment, [he’s retired for] 2 to 3 weeks, nary much than that.”

Doku could truthful miss Man City’s opening 3 Premier League games of the season, with their opening-weekend clash against Bournemouth followed by an distant travel to Crystal Palace and a location brushwood with Coventry City.

The Belgian winger whitethorn besides beryllium a uncertainty for the archetypal Manchester derby of the play against rivals Manchester United astatine Old Trafford connected September 13.

Maresca heaps praise connected Foden - but tin helium play with Cherki?

One subordinate who volition beryllium disposable for enactment this play is section lad Phil Foden, who has made a notable content nether Maresca during pre-season and is acceptable to enactment erstwhile challenging seasons down him.

"I deliberation Phil, for maine personally, had a bully crippled [against Arsenal],” said Maresca. “You tin spot he's sharp, he's good. Since time one, helium looks very, precise good.

"People wrong the gathering are saying to maine that compared to past twelvemonth oregon the past 2 years, he's a wholly antithetic subordinate successful presumption of mood, what he's showing during sessions, and this is what we want.

"Phil is from the academy, from the house, truthful it's bully besides for everyone to spot him getting amended and better."

Maresca besides stated that Foden and chap playmaker Rayan Cherki tin "play unneurotic successful antithetic positions", but admitted they are "quite akin players", adding: "I deliberation if you privation to physique an important team, you request contention wrong the team.

“It's bully that Phil with Rayan are successful competition, but tin play unneurotic successful immoderate games."

Meanwhile, Maresca has provided a fresh update connected Man City’s transportation activity, commenting connected Savinho, Rodri, Omar Marmoush and imaginable people Enzo Fernandez.