John Stones was substituted with injury during Manchester City's most recent match, just over two weeks before they face Liverpool in the Premier League
Manchester City may be without a key player when Liverpool visit the Etihad Stadium later this month as boss Pep Guardiola predicts John Stones will be out for 'a while'.
It comes as a follow-up to a hip issue that prevented the England international from featuring in his club's campaign before October 8, by which time he had missed 12 matches in all competitions.EXCLUSIVE: Elliott reveals how Klopp kept promise with private Liverpool title ceremony The Spaniard's phrasing therefore implies the defender will not be fit and ready for the Reds' visit to face the current league leaders on November 25 - the first Premier League fixture after the upcoming international break.
In January 2019 he swept the ball off the goal-line to prevent his own clearance - that had ricocheted back off the face of Ederson - on the way to a 2-1 win for the hosts. The 11 millimetres between the ball crossing the line and not proved to be a title-deciding moment as Guardiola's team won the title by a single point ahead of Liverpool.
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