Sunderland injury news: Omar Alderete, Habib Diarra, Romaine Mundle latest ahead of Man City trip

By Carter White | 18 Sep 2026 16:04, Last updated: 18 Sep 2026 16:07

Sunderland defender Omar Alderete reportedly picked up an wounded during Wednesday's Europa League lucifer against AZ Alkmaar.

Regis Le Bris's Black Cats returned to the continental signifier for the archetypal clip successful implicit 50 years earlier successful the week, erstwhile a second-half punishment from diminutive attacker Enzo Le Fee secured maximum points.

The North-East giants are backmost successful home enactment connected Sunday astatine the location of the Premier League rubric challengers, with Manchester City aiming to sphere their flawless grounds astatine the commencement of the top-flight term.

Enzo Maresca's broadside person little clip to retrieve for this weekend's contention aft a Thursday clash with Norwich City successful the EFL Cup, however, it was hardly a large effort to advancement for a talented squad.

A rotated Man City XI dispatched the Championship Canaries by 5 goals without reply, adjacent enjoying the luxury of handing talismanic striker Erling Haaland the nighttime disconnected up of a Premier League trial connected Sunday.

Sunderland endure Alderete wounded blow?

According to Paraguayan outlet VS Sports, Alderete came disconnected successful the 52nd infinitesimal against AZ Alkmaar connected Wednesday nighttime due to the fact that of an injury, with the defender limping retired of enactment astatine the Stadium of Light.

That being said, the study suggests that the 29-year-old is inactive expected to beryllium chosen by Paraguay caput manager Gustavo Alfaro for upcoming friendlies against Bolivia during the September/October planetary window.

As a result, Alderete's availability for Sunderland up of the lucifer astatine Manchester City connected Sunday is up successful the air, with Fantasy Football Scout stating that nary further updates were provided by Le Bris connected Friday (September 18).

In the lawsuit that the defender is incapable to diagnostic astatine the Etihad, it is apt that Sunderland cult leader Dan Ballard is drafted into the visitors' XI to spouse Tottenham Hotspur loanee Kevin Danso.

Focusing connected the attack, aft earning starts against Hull City and AZ Alkmaar successful the EFL Cup and Europa League respectively implicit the past fortnight, summertime signing Malick Fofana could marque his afloat Premier League debut connected Sunday.

Alderete to articulation Diarra, Mundle successful aesculapian room?

Alderete is supposedly acceptable to articulation winger Romaine Mundle connected the attraction table, with the 23-year-old Englishman understood to beryllium ruled retired of the last Sunderland lucifer earlier the three-week break.

The Black Cats promotion-winner sustained a genu wounded earlier this period and has not featured since a one-minute cameo successful the Premier League location triumph implicit Fulham August 30.

Also playing past successful that occurrence implicit the Cottagers astatine the Stadium of Light, Habib Diarra is believed to beryllium unavailable for the travel to the bluish broadside of Manchester due to the fact that of a hamstring problem.