Benjamin Mendy long injury scare worries Guardiola

By Daily Sports on September 27, 2017

Pep Guardiola is worried about Benjamin Mendy’s knee injury which is likely to keep the defender away from his squad for a long time.

The French full-back is to visit a knee specialist in Barcelona after suffering the injury last weekend.

"I think it is going to be a major setback," said Guardiola after City's Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.

"We are going to see finally what he has."

Asked how long he expected Mendy - a £52m signing from Monaco in the summer - to be out for, Guardiola added: "I don't know.

"Wait until Thursday but I am pretty sure that it will unfortunately be a little bit longer than we expected or would like."

Asked whether he would consider looking for a replacement left-back in January, Guardiola said: "We will see in January.

"We thought next summer about looking for another left-back, another replacement, but we will see what we do.

"We have alternatives in our squad - Danilo, Fabian Delph, Fernandinho, can play there so we will see as we go along."

Mendy will travel to see Barcelona-based Ramon Cugat, a close friend of Guardiola, who treated City duo Vincent Kompany and Kevin de Bruyne last season.

•Photo shows Benjamin Mendy.

Source Daily Sports

Posted September 27, 2017


 

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