Manchester City are officially in an injury crisis, with five of their big stars expected to be sidelined for an unknown period.
The crisis deepened on Thursday evening when captain Alex Greenwood was taken off the pitch on a stretcher with a suspected knee injury. Fans are eagerly waiting for information about the injury is an ACL tear. The city has not yet released an update on the specific issue.
City were also without Bunny Shaw during Thursday’s 2-0 Women’s Champions League victory over St Polten. Vivianne Miedema AND Lauren Hemp are also sidelined with a knee injury, and Chloe Kelly is back in action after suffering a concussion.
Manchester City: What did Gareth Taylor say about injuries?
Manager Gareth Taylor has provided an update on the new injury concerns for Shaw and Greenwood.
Taylor said on Jamaica International Shaw: “I’m not too sure [what the injury is]we have done multiple scans of the area he is having trouble with, we will have to wait and find out. I don’t think we’ll see her until the new year, which is a shame for us because she was in really good shape.
Greenwood said for England: who won Euro 2022: “We will have to evaluate it. Alex usually doesn’t come down unless it’s a problem. Let’s hope it’s nothing bad because we could do without it, we’re missing so many players.”
City are currently missing Laura Coombs, Naomi Layzell and Sandy McIver. He added: “We’re really against it as far as the players are concerned.”
City have two games left in 2024 Women’s Super League is taking a break. December 14/15 is the last round of the WSL until the league returns on January 17.
City will face Everton in the WSL on Sunday before taking on defending champion Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday.
The Champions League match will be the last match of the group stage for both teams, which will take place in… FourFourTwo see Barcelona will probably win now The city has an injury crisis.
Both City and Barca have qualified for the quarter-finals, but if the Spanish team beats City by more than two goals, they will overtake the English club and top the group.
Barca already have a higher goal difference than City, but a victory for the Spanish team over the English team would bring both clubs level on points in the group.
The rule in the Women’s Champions League is that if two clubs have the same number of points, the goal difference between the two clubs is compared. City beat Barca 2-0 in October and therefore the Spanish club must win this match by two or more goals.
The assignment seems more likely given City’s injury list, especially as Hemp, Shaw, Greenwood and Miedema all played key roles in the victory over Barca.
