Kovacic, Bernardo, Stones - Man City injury news and return dates vs Newcastle United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City are poised to welcome back Mateo Kovacic for the Carabao Cup third-round tie with Newcastle United at St James' Park on Wednesday night (8pm).
Kovacic, 29, has been missing for the last two games, with a muscular problem. However, the ex-Chelsea player is now expected to be involved against the Magpies.
City were without four players, including long-term absentee Kevin De Bruyne, for their Premier League win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday as £100million man Jack Grealish made a welcome return in that game.
Here is our latest round-up from the treatment table, including possible return dates. ALSO READ: Every word from Pep Guardiola's pre-match press conference ALSO READ: Guardiola about to discover if he has £42m transfer challenge Injury: Muscular Return date: September 27 vs Newcastle What Guardiola has said: "We need injured players back, because we have a lot of games and cannot play with the same players.
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