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There was a real worry that the Norwegian had picked up an injury after the 3-2 win over Ipswich, and he missed training on Monday in another concern for City fans.
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he → be → fans
However, the striker returned to the matchday squad for the 5-1 Champions League victory, but he was not used as Enzo Maresca’s men cruised to victory.
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men → return → victory
Antoine Semenyo
Ghana international Semenyo was seen in discomfort following the win over Ipswich at the weekend.
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Semenyo → see → weekend
He had already pulled out of his country’s international camp over the recent window as a result of swelling on his leg, but he returned to face Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Ipswich, where he was introduced as a second-half substitute to replace Jeremy Doku.
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he → pull → Doku
There was more of a serious concern about the former Bournemouth winger ahead of the game against AEK, and it was revealed by Maresca that the forward would miss eight weeks with a knee injury.
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forward → be → injury
'In the first moment, we expected a worst injury,” the Italian said on Monday.
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Italian → expect → Monday
After yesterday's scan, we will feel better.
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we → feel → scan
To lose Antoine, or any player, is not good.”
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lose → lose → Antoine
Potential return date: December
Mateo Kovacic
Croatia international Kovacic started alongside Ayyoub Bouaddi in the double pivot of City’s 4-2-3-1 against Ipswich, with Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernandez benched for the visit of the Suffolk side.
The Croat took a whack during the match and was replaced on 50 minutes by the British record signing, Fernandez.
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Croat → start → signing
His injury didn’t look to be serious, with Maresca said plainly after the game: “Mateo said he was OK.”
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he → look → game
However, he was not in the squad to face AEK, and that could raise some eyebrows.
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that → face → eyebrows
Potential return date: October 24 vs Aston Villa (A)
Nico O’Reilly
Versatile left-back O’Reilly was also taken off against Ipswich, with it revealed that he was also nursing a niggle.
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he → take → niggle
Maresca admitted that the England international had suffered a flare-up of the back problem that forced him to previously pull out of the game against Coventry during the warm-up.
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that → admit → up
“Nico, it’s still his back,” the City boss said on Saturday.
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boss → ’ → Saturday
“If you remember, against Coventry in the warm-up, it’s the same problem.”
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it → remember → up
He was expected, like Kovacic, to return against Athens, but he did not.
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he → expect → Athens
Potential return date: October 24 vs Aston Villa (A)
Matheus Nunes
Midfielder-turned-right-back Nunes was another that was seen in pain after the Ipswich match, but he was banded in that same group as O’Reilly and Kovacic in that he was fit to face Athens.
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he → turn → Athens
“The rest are more or less okay,” Maresca had said of Nunes and Kovacic on Monday.
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Maresca → say → Monday
He was also not named in the matchday squad, prompting further questions to be asked of the Portuguese’s fitness.
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He → name → fitness
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