Manchester
City will likely
lose the
services of
Sergio Agüero
for the key
back-to-back
clashes
against
Arsenal and
Chelsea, as it has now been confirmed he
could be absent for eight weeks with knee
ligament damage.
The prolific Argentina international, who has
scored 19 goals for the champions this
season, was injured in the opening minutes
of City's 1-0 Barclays Premier League defeat
of Everton on Saturday.
Eligible
Initial prognosis had suggested the
Argentine will be out for four weeks, which
would have made him eligible for the two
ties.
Manchester City travel to Stamford Bridge at
the end of January for the second of the two
title favourites' encounters this season, a
match that could go a long way to deciding
the destiny of the 2014-15 championship
race.
But before then, they will face Arsenal in
another key tie.
Important
- Well Sergio – we know he is injured. He
cannot play tomorrow. He will see how long
he will be out, but I think it is more
important for us to think about the players
we have available for an important game
against Roma, Manchester City manager,
Manuel Pellegrini told the press in Italy.
Pellegrini was then asked whether he was
unclear about the duration Agüero would
be out of action, to which he said:
- We know, but it is difficult to know exactly
how long he will be injured. It could be four,
five or six weeks. It depends a lot on the
way he recovers.