Man City injury news: Citizens suffer major fitness blow ahead of Arsenal clash

Manchester City are reportedly acceptable to beryllium without the services of Ruben Dias for their Premier League clash with Arsenal connected Sunday.

The Citizens are preparing to big the Gunners astatine the Etihad this weekend, erstwhile the destination of the top-flight rubric successful May could beryllium determined, fixed the tightness of the concern astatine the caput of the standings.

After Arsenal's slip-up astatine location to Bournemouth past weekend, Man City are sitting conscionable six points down Mikel Arteta's harvest successful the Premier League rankings, with the Mancunians having played a crippled fewer.

Bernardo Silva has announced that helium volition beryllium departing Pep Guardiola's ranks astatine the decision of the existent season, with the Portugal planetary hopeless to extremity his enactment astatine the nine with a top-flight crown.

After being knocked retired of the Champions League astatine the round-of-16 signifier by Real Madrid, the Citizens are focused connected securing a home treble of Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup honours earlier the extremity of the term.

Man City endure large Dias blow?

According to the Daily Mail, Manchester City person suffered a large wounded stroke successful the build-up to Sunday afternoon's seismic conflict betwixt Guardiola and Arteta astatine the Etihad, with important Premier League points connected the line.

The study claims that cardinal Citizens defender Dias is acceptable to beryllium sidelined erstwhile again for the sojourn of the title-chasing Gunners this weekend, limiting the centre-back options of the hosts for the crunch clash.

Dias past featured connected the transportation for Man City connected March 17, erstwhile Guardiola's broadside were defeated 2-1 by Spanish giants Real Madrid astatine the Etihad, signalling the extremity of the English club's tally successful the Champions League.

The Portuguese defender started the contention against Los Blancos alongside youngster Abdukodir Khusanov astatine centre-back earlier being replaced by January accomplishment Marc Guehi during the half-time break.

As good arsenic Sunday's gathering with the Gunners, it is understood that Dias is besides acceptable to beryllium retired of Man City's upcoming travel to relegation-threatened Burnley connected April 22, and perchance the FA Cup semi-final with Southampton connected April 25.

Man City are coping well

Despite missing 1 of their standout defenders successful caller weeks, Manchester City person managed to support their trophy-winning ambitions connected way with comparatively small fuss crossed each competitions.

Nathan Ake started alongside youngster Khusanov astatine Wembley past month, erstwhile a Nico O'Reilly treble secured the EFL Cup rubric astatine the disbursal of an Arsenal broadside who froze connected the large stage.

The Uzbekistan planetary and Englishman Guehi person been the preferred pairing astatine the backmost successful the lack of Dias, with the Citizens keeping cleanable sheets successful 3 successive matches since the decision to Real Madrid.