John Stones has been ruled out of the Manchester derby after failing to recover from injury in time to face Manchester United.
Stones has been one of the standout defenders for the last few years under Pep Guardiola and has started the last seven Premier League games, cementing his position in the pecking order. The City boss can call upon five top centre-backs but all have had their injury problems and Stones did not feature for the midweek cup defeat to Southampton after suffering a problem before the game.
Despite the injury not being seen as major, it has been enough to keep him out of the Old Trafford trip with a short turnaround for the Saturday game to leave City facing another defensive reshuffle.
