Man City summer signing out for two months in another huge blow for Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Rayan Cherki is set for two months on the sidelines for Manchester City through injury. The summer signing from Lyon was not involved in City’s 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Sunday with a reported thigh issue. Cherki might not return for City until NovemberGetty Guardiola missed his creativity this weekend as his side were beaten in a second consecutive Premier League match. And the City boss confirmed after the match that Cherki may not be able to return until the end of October. It comes as a huge blow ahead of a testing two months of fixtures. City host rivals Manchester United in their first game back after the international break. They then meet Napoli in their Champions League opener before travelling to London to face Arsenal towards the end of September. Burnley, Monaco, Brentford, Everton, Villarreal and Aston Villa are more fixtures that Cherki could miss. Amid his injury, the French national team announced he would be replaced by Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike in their upcoming squad. City struggles carry into new season Despite finishing third in the Premier League, the 2024/25 campaign was a forgettable one for City. A run of six defeats in eight league games from November to December saw the then reigning champions fall out of the title race. City won seven of their last ten matches to ensure they qualified for the Champions League. Guardiola will not be able to call upon Cherki for some crucial matchesGetty However, they did not win a major trophy for the first time since Guardiola’s debut season at the club. This includes the Club World Cup during the summer where they lost to Al Hilal in the last 16. City looked as though they announced themselves as Premier League title contenders for this season with a 4-0 opening win over Wolves. But a 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham followed, with Sunday’s result at Brighton delivering more dropped points with three games played. They sit 12th in the table and a point behind United.

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Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Rayan Cherki is set for two months on the sidelines for Manchester City through injury.

The summer signing from Lyon was not involved in City’s 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Sunday with a reported thigh issue.

Guardiola missed his creativity this weekend as his side were beaten in a second consecutive Premier League match.

And the City boss confirmed after the match that Cherki may not be able to return until the end of October.

It comes as a huge blow ahead of a testing two months of fixtures.

City host rivals Manchester United in their first game back after the international break.

They then meet Napoli in their Champions League opener before travelling to London to face Arsenal towards the end of September.

Burnley, Monaco, Brentford, Everton, Villarreal and Aston Villa are more fixtures that Cherki could miss.

Amid his injury, the French national team announced he would be replaced by Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike in their upcoming squad.

Despite finishing third in the Premier League, the 2024/25 campaign was a forgettable one for City.

A run of six defeats in eight league games from November to December saw the then reigning champions fall out of the title race.

City won seven of their last ten matches to ensure they qualified for the Champions League.

However, they did not win a major trophy for the first time since Guardiola’s debut season at the club.

This includes the Club World Cup during the summer where they lost to Al Hilal in the last 16.

City looked as though they announced themselves as Premier League title contenders for this season with a 4-0 opening win over Wolves.

But a 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham followed, with Sunday’s result at Brighton delivering more dropped points with three games played.

They sit 12th in the table and a point behind United.