Nathan Ake adds to Man City injury problems ahead of Chelsea fixture
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City travelled to Chelsea without Nathan Ake after the defender was ruled out with injury. Ake came on for the injured John Stones for the second half of the Champions League game with Young Boys on Tuesday, and was mentioned by Pep Guardiola as an option to take on the Stones role while the England man is injured.
However, the former Chelsea centre-back has suffered an injury that denied him the opportunity to take on his old club. Josko Gvardiol starts at left-back for City at Stamford Bridge, with Manu Akanji filling in for Stones alongside Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker in defence.
Jeremy Doku is the one surprise in the lineup, keeping Jack Grealish on the bench. ALSO READ: Chelsea vs Man City live as it happens ALSO READ Guardiola gives City injury update on John Stones City will hope that Ake's injury is not too severe as they brace themselves for a run of tough fixtures after the international break.
The Blues come up against Liverpool, Spurs and Villa in the three games after they return, and are already set to be without a number of players.
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