John Stones has not travelled to Sevilla with the rest of the Manchester City squad due to a muscle injury picked up in training on Monday, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.
Stones trained with City on Monday morning but was not part of the 21-man squad that later flew to Seville ahead of Tuesday's Champions League Group G opener. Kyle Walker, forced off with injury in the draw with Aston Villa, was not spotted training and did not travel with the squad either, as Guardiola confirmed the extent of the right-back's injury.
On the two injuries, Guardiola said that Walker and Stones may miss the next week or two of fixtures, and that new signing Manuel Akanji will be needed to deputise.
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He said: "Injured, both are injured. We are lucky the club give me Manuel Akanji otherwise we be in real trouble. The club moved quick to bring in another player in this positions.
"The history for John and Nathan [Ake] they aren’t quite reliable to play every week. It is what it is. Mainly because this incredible schedule for many years, the players cannot sustain it for a long time."
Pressed on how serious the injuries are, Guardiola said: "John is not much, Kyle not much too but I don’t know if he’s ready for Saturday or Dortmund or Wolves after the international break."
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