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Football The next month or so will define Manchester City’s fate this season. Pep Guardiola’s side moved to a step closer to defending at least one of their crowns by making light work of Newcastle to move into the FA Cup semi-finals.
Chelsea await at Wembley after the international break as Pep Guardiola’s side navigate that competition, the
Premier League and the
Champions League. Their next League meeting is with
Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in what looks another potential title-decider before the small matter of a European quarter-final against
Real Madrid. With that in mind, here’s a look at the latest
Manchester City injuries. Erling Haaland has already missed a substantial amount of action with a foot injury and concerns were raised on Saturday when he came off against Newcastle with a potential shoulder complaint. Guardiola, however, played down concerns in his post-match press conference and suggested Haaland would head away with the Norwegian national team for their friendlies later this month. “He is not my player anymore from now on, what they will decide will be fine,” he said. “They know that they fought a lot and train a lot, a lot of adrenaline and concentration to arrive in this position. They know they are friendly games and they have to handle it wisely. Hopefully they can do it." Potential return date : Sunday March 31 vs Arsenal Kevin De Bruyne is another who has had to spend large chunks of the season on the sidelines. The Belgian will play no part of his country’s friendlies later this month due to a groin injury. Guardiola, however, last week confirmed the midfielder would be back in action soon. "Kevin's not ready,” Guardiola said. “He already played in Anfield with some problems. But he's getting better. He's not ready for tomorrow. We spoke with
Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco and he decided.” Potential return date : Unknown First-choice goalkeeper Ederson was injured during the draw with
Liverpool earlier this month and is not expected back until after the international break. FA Cup semi-final draw: Man City vs Chelsea, Coventry vs Man Utd Man City breeze into FA Cup semi-finals with win over Newcastle Why are Gladiators and Saturday Night Takeaway not airing this week? What you need to know when buying a pre-loved electric car “Eddie (Ederson) is getting better, hopefully he'll be ready after the international break,” he added. “Tomorrow, for sure (he will not play). He'll have two weeks off then, he'll recover, we'll see how he feels." Potential return date: Unknown MORE ABOUT Have your say...