Man City injury, suspension list and return dates vs. AEK Athens: Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo latest

By Seye Omidiora | 19 Oct 2026 04:56, Last updated: 19 Oct 2026 05:10

Manchester City invited AEK Athens to the Etihad Stadium for Tuesday's matchday 3 encounter, seeking to instrumentality to winning ways successful the Champions League aft past week's 4-2 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain.

Enzo Maresca's men had claimed 8 wins from 8 anterior to the sojourn of the three-peat-chasing PSG, whose archetypal 45 minutes successful Manchester were among the astir thrilling ever witnessed astatine the club.

The Cityzens did eke retired a 3-2 win implicit Ipswich Town connected Saturday, and they volition privation a beardown showing to easiness the symptom of the chastening nonaccomplishment to Luis Enrique's side.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of the Man City wounded and suspension quality up of their clash with AEK Athens, who could leapfrog them successful the aboriginal league signifier table.

Erling Haaland

Status: Minor doubt

Type of issue: Knock

Possible instrumentality date: October 20 (vs. AEK Athens)

Erling Haaland appeared to beryllium struggling aft the Ipswich match, though Maresca aboriginal issued an update to allay supporters' fears. The Italian manager whitethorn person wanted to remainder the guardant for the sojourn of the Greek opponents anyway, but the Norwegian volition beryllium assessed nonetheless.

Antoine Semenyo

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Maresca did not look optimistic erstwhile speaking astir Antoine Semenyo's concern aft the triumph implicit Ipswich, and the wide guardant seems improbable to play against AEK Athens connected Tuesday.

Nico O’Reilly

Status: Out

Type of injury: Back

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Nico O’Reilly went disconnected aft an hr against the Tractor Boys, with Maresca stating that helium had an contented with his back, which could regularisation him retired for the sojourn of the Greek champions.

Mateo Kovacic

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Knock

Possible instrumentality date: October 20 (vs. AEK Athens)

Mateo Kovacic was taken disconnected earlier the hr people owed to an unspecified issue, making his presumption questionable up of the sojourn of AEK Athens. 

Matheus Nunes

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Knock

Possible instrumentality date: October 20 (vs. AEK Athens)

Although Matheus Nunes was withdrawn during the triumph implicit Ipswich arsenic a precaution, the Portugal planetary volition beryllium assessed earlier Tuesday's match. 

MANCHESTER CITY'S SUSPENSION LIST

Manchester City person nary players banned for this match.