Manchester City will have to do without Antoine Semenyo for around eight weeks. Present at a press conference before the reception of AEK Athens this Tuesday in the Champions League, Enzo Maresca confirmed the bad news for the Ghanaian striker, affected by the collateral ligament. A big problem for the Citizens, who remain on a spectacular victory against Ipswich Town (3-2), thanks in particular to a double from Erling Haaland and the opener from Phil Foden. The Italian technician also spoke about the state of his Norwegian striker, who was injured after the match: “he (Erling Haaland) could be available. We’ll see. We have a training session today and we still have some doubts. He was doing pretty well yesterday, he was feeling better. The others are doing more or less well. The only one who will probably be absent for eight weeks is Antoine Semenyo”.
The diagnosis concerning Semenyo ultimately turns out to be less worrying than expected, but his absence should still deprive Manchester City of an important offensive option for almost two months. “At first we thought his injury would be more serious. After yesterday’s MRI, we are much more reassured: it is less important than we feared. He will be out for eight weeks. The most important thing now is that he recovers well. When he returns in December, it will be like a new recruit. This is the collateral ligament. It’s not a muscle injury.”said Maresca. This package could offer more playing time to Phil Foden, who found the net against Ipswich. Still leading the Premier League after seven consecutive victories, City now hope to regain success in C1 after their defeat against PSG, with the reception of AEK Athens at the Etihad Stadium.
