Manchester City maintained their magnificent start to the season against Leicester but the win at the King Power Stadium came at a cost with an injury that could keep John Stones out for six weeks. "He will be out for a long time, four to six weeks I think," said Guardiola, whose team have 12 fixtures in all competitions during the remainder of 2017. Before here he played 90 minutes and 90 minutes for England, then before that another 90 minutes and 90 minutes and 90 minutes and today this happens, but the demand is a lot. With Stones now set for a spell on the sidelines, Guardiola hopes Kompany can remain fit to help ease the loss of another centre-half. The speedy striker would have been away, and you can only assume the presence of Stones nearby saved Kompany from a red card.

Source: Irish Independent November 18, 2017 18:45 UTC