GUNDOGAN
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is fearful of being
without midfielder Ilkay Gundogan for a 'long time'.
Gundogan was forced off during City's 2-0 victory over
Watford on Wednesday night after twisting his right knee following a challenge
by Nordin Amrabat.
'I'm so, so sad and unhappy for what happened to Ilkay
Gundogan. We're going to miss him I think for a long time, it is the worst news
from the day,' Guardiola said.
The German was replaced by Fernando after 44 minutes at the
Etihad after damaging the ligaments in his right knee.
He was playing in his tenth Premier League game of the
season since joining City in the summer from Borussia Dortmund for
£20million.
He dislocated his right knee last spring while playing for
Dortmund and spent several months recovering ahead of his move to City.
Asked whether Gundogan could be unavailable for a lengthy
period, Guardiola added: 'The doctor supposes yes but we will know
tomorrow. I think so.
'Tomorrow we will know exactly the diagnosis. It looks like
it will not be good. He is sad, so sad.'
Gundogan's team-mate Pablo Zabaleta, who opened the scoring
for his side with his first goal in over two years, offered support to his
team-mate.
'Yes it looks bad. Same knee,' he said. 'He will have a
scan and we will see how bad it is but we feel so sorry for him because it has
been quite tough for him at the beginning of the season.
'He has been working so hard and he was playing well.
Unfortunately it is the same knee but you have to keep strong and we will see
how bad it is.'
Leroy Sane, who came on three minutes after David Silva
scored City's second, tweeted his well wishes.
'Good result, back on winning ways. But what is much
more important: Get well soon bro @IlkayGuendogan,' he wrote.
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