Man City suffer injury blow as John Stones limps off with suspected hamstring injury
Man City suffer an injury blow as John Stones limps off with a suspected hamstring injury against Arsenal in the FA Cup following the challenge with Leandro Trossard… and is eventually replaced by Aymeric Laporte
- Stones arrested after dispossessing Trossard during an attack on Arsenal
- Play was halted as the England man received treatment before limping off.
- It took Laporte a while to get onto the pitch, but he eventually settled into defence.
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Manchester City took an injury hit against Arsenal in the FA Cup after John Stones limped with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.
Stones has just come back from a setback and collapsed on the pitch after a challenge from Leandro Trossard in the 45th minute of the game.
He was eventually replaced by Aymeric Laporte at the end of what was a difficult first half for City against the Premier League leaders.
John Stones stopped with a hamstring injury during Manchester City against Arsenal
The defender stopped after hitting the ground after a tackle by Leandro Trossard
The 28-year-old missed the Manchester derby and City’s League Cup quarter-final loss to Southampton with an earlier problem, but was back in top form and started the last two games. club league.
He has a difficult history with injuries, and Pep Guardiola hopes his latest setback isn’t serious.
On the injury, former England and Manchester City goalkeeper Karen Bardsley told BBC Radio Manchester: It’s strange to watch from here. The mechanism was probably trying to twist or slow down. And that’s your hamstring, that’s what he grabbed as he fell.
More to follow.
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