Manchester City face a vital fixture at home to
Arsenal on Sunday in their hopes of earning a fourth consecutive
Premier League title. Pep Guardiola's side are still within a chance of winning a historic 'double treble' after last season's treble success. City face
Real Madrid in the
Champions League quarter-finals and
Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals, whilst doing battle with Arsenal and
Liverpool in the league. But Guardiola has plenty of injury problems to deal with ahead of this weekend's crucial battle against the Gunners, after several key players picked up injuries during the March international break. Below is the latest on City's injury situation... READ MORE: Jack Grealish has four-word statement for Man City team vs Arsenal READ MORE: ' Also a fact' - Gael Clichy comes out strongly on Man City 115 charges Kyle Walker Kyle Walker suffered a potential hamstring injury while captaining
England against
Brazil last Saturday. The right-back was expected to undergo further treatment and assessment in the days after the injury. And it has now been confirmed by Guardiola that Walker will not be available for the game against Arsenal. Potential return date: Unknown. What has been said about Walker's injury: "It is what it is," said Guardiola. "You have to see the calendar that we have. If we want to fight in all competitions we need all the players. "We have enough and the calendar doesn't look good for us but it is what it is. It's good to be here with two titles and in contention for three titles after what happened last season." John Stones John Stones suffered an injury while featuring for England against
Belgium on Tuesday night. And like Walker, he will also miss Sunday's crunch game at the Etihad Stadium . City's manager refused to offer comment on Gareth Southgate's decision to start Stones twice in four days given his injury problems this season and historically. Potential return date: Unknown. What has been said about Stones' injury: Following England's 2-2 draw with Belgium, Gareth Southgate said: "Of course, we are disappointed if he’s got a problem. It seems to be in the adductor area so we’ll have to wait and see. "John also came in on the back of not having played for two weeks, so it is not an overload situation. I hate sending players back to their clubs if they are not fully fit." Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne missed City's win over Newcastle with a groin injury and was withdrawn from the Belgium squad for their international fixtures this month. No timeframe has been given for when City expect to have De Bruyne back available. It remains to be seen if the midfielder will have recovered in time to feature against the Gunners on Sunday. Potential return date: Arsenal (H) - March 31. What has been said about De Bruyne's injury: Ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final clash vs Newcastle,
Pep Guardiola said: "Kevin’s not ready. He already played in Anfield with some problems. But he’s getting better. He’s not ready for tomorrow but we spoke with the manager from Belgium, Domenico Tedesco, and he decide I’m grateful because he didn’t feel good and he could recover for the rest of the season. He played well [at Anfield]. All the players have problems but the day after he didn’t feel good, but it’s better to take care." Ederson Ederson has been on the sidelines recovering from a leg injury he sustained against Liverpool on March 10. As a result, he missed the win over Newcastle United in the FA Cup before the international break. Guardiola was hopeful at the time, though, that the Brazilian will have recovered in time to feature against Arsenal. Potential return date: Arsenal (H) - March 31. What has been said about Ederson's injury: Ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final clash vs Newcastle, Pep Guardiola said: "Eddie is getting better, hopefully he’ll be ready after the international break." Manuel Akanji Manuel Akanji is one of the latest players to be added to the City injury room. The defender was withdrawn from the Switzerland squad after apparently suffering an injury while starring for his country against Belgium last week. Akanji has since returned to training at the City
Football Academy. Potential return date: Unknown. Matheus Nunes Matheus Nunes was forced to withdraw from Portugal international duty with a foot injury. The midfielder played no part in the friendly 2-0 defeat to Slovenia, although neither club nor country have given an update on his condition since. He has been spotted in training for City since, however. Potential return date: Unknown. Jack Grealish Jack Grealish was uninvolved for his country during the international break following his recent groin injury struggles. The winger offered a glimpse into his rehabilitation on
Social Media, though, posting a photo of himself on the treatment table captioned: "Lonely month working my way back." Grealish has been back training with his teammates this week, though. Potential return date: Unknown. What has been said about Grealish's injury: Speaking ahead of the Manchester derby, Pep Guardiola said: "He will not be fit for this weekend. When he will come back I don’t know."