Pep Guardiola has confirmed Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte will miss tomorrow's Community Shield against Liverpool.
In what is a blow to the Sky Blues' title defence, the Spain international is set for up to a month on the sidelines after receiving knee surgery following the end of the 2021/22 Premier League season. Laporte was taken off with 30 minutes remaining of City's 5-1 win over Wolves in May through injury, though featured in the final two league games of the campaign against West Ham and Aston Villa.
The 28-year-old missed out on Spain's Nations League fixtures last month, played no part in either of the club's two pre-season fixtures and will be unavailable for selection on Saturday afternoon at the King Power Stadium.
