Manchester City have been plunged further into a defensive crisis as John Stones is out for five weeks.
With Aymeric Laporte already out for the long term, Nicholas Otamendi is now the team's only fit central defender.
Stones sustained an injury in training on Tuesday morning and the club confirmed he is set for more than a month on the sidelines.
Related：
Manchester City
Stones
__kat02
878
congratulations Liverpool for winning the premier league 2019-20 🎉🎊🥳
Edoo87
169
City fans now
HarrisErimego
109
No one is safe anymore in football, Injury even caught stones
Fecbcmprsu
76
last season it was Liverpool with defence injuries and we remained with VVD as the only fit defender. This season it's man city
Bernardo10
61
It's good that we don't face any big teams in next 1-2 months. Maybe try giving Eric Garcia a chance? He had a good pre season for past 2 years. He might make some mistakes. But he'll surely learn and be strong in 3-4 months. And this might even solve our CB issue. Why not give a try?
Nesaiknruy_Legend
51
City will now be handing out goals like...
Akechandy
51
Now Pep will have to play Otamendi or play Kevin De Bruyne in the Center back.
VIGOUR•
51
Manchester city should sign kompany back
XEXE73
43
I feel bad when players picks injuries by their legs.Ive come to realize that they don't train well so they easily pick injuries.Trust me you'll tackle me and ends up injured.Personal hard training counts a lot.
U.S.A736322
35
Omg he is injured prone. Now city have to face without the enough center defense idk how pep will handle it. Get well soon 💯💪 speed recovery