Focusing solely on matters on the pitch, Manchester City are due to face Liverpool at Anfield next Sunday following the extended international break. Enzo Maresca’s side have won seven consecutive matches in all competitions and five straight in the Premier League. Manchester City’s Premier League fixture against Liverpool at Anfield is sure to be a tasty affair given the events of the past week. After an extended and hectic international break, Enzo Maresca will be hoping to have his entire squad available for the match. However, one injury concern has arisen for City over the international break. Nico O’Reilly was sent home early from international duty, which is a cause for concern for Manchester City.
Nico O’Reilly was sent home from international duty due to injury.
The BBC has reported that Nico O’Reilly was withdrawn from the England squad after their 2-0 win over Czechia. Prior to that match, Nico O’Reilly played the full 90 minutes in England’s 3-2 defeat to Spain. Both matches were UEFA Nations League fixtures.
It is further reported that Nico O’Reilly has returned to Manchester City for further assessment on an unspecified injury. It now remains to be seen if the young left-back/midfielder will miss any matches for Enzo Maresca’s side.
Manchester City will be hoping to have Nico O’Reilly fit and ready for the grueling run ahead.
When club football returns following the extended international break, Manchester City will face a grueling schedule. Enzo Maresca’s side begin that run against Liverpool and the fixtures do not relent until early November. Enzo Maresca will be hoping that he will have a full squad to choose from once the international break is concluded.
So far this season, Nico O’Reilly has made 5 appearances in all competitions. He missed two matches after sustaining a back injury in the warm-up ahead of Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Coventry City. The England international hasn’t had a run at it yet this season for City. With how Enzo Maresca uses Josko Gvardiol, Nico O’Reilly will be needed to provide cover and competition for the Croatian international. Hopefully, the injury O’Reilly has picked up on international duty isn’t too serious.
The next opportunity for an update on Nico O’Reilly’s fitness will come when Enzo Maresca faces the media next Friday. Although other topics will dominate the topic of discussion when Maresca faces the media, no doubt Nico O’Reilly’s fitness will be on question that the Manchester City manager will have to answer.
The media have had their feeding frenzy time and after what they done and said the answer from the club is we’re going through a process and we have no intention of discussing it further.
We’ll talk about football and our team and nothing more.
To put it succinctly stfu.( a translation is available but I suspect unnecessary).
Correct and in the end football is just a bloody entertainment. If this was the Royal Opera House no one would care less.
The feeding frenzy/lynch mob mentality says a lot about the morals of the media. Guilt by accusation and trial by media and worst of all NO PROOF!
The best answer is to stick your head over the parapet and STICK IT UP EM!
Adam it looks like our Women’s team have just shown the way by stuffing Arsenal 4-2.
The best way to defy is to WIN!!!
Exactly. Makes it all the sweeter with every humiliation of the red cartel all the better.
They can’t beat us on the pitch so all they’ve got is to keep dreaming up new rules. Maybe they’ll resort to bricking the City team coach again.