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Man City confirm huge injury blow before Aston Villa and Erling Haaland could make it worse

Enzo Maresca has issued an update ahead of Manchester City matches against AEK Athens and Villa

By Andy Hampson Press Association · Birmingham Mail

Published: Monday, 19 October 2026 at 1:48 PM

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Antoine Semenyo faces approximately eight weeks out with a knee injury ahead of Manchester City's clash with Aston Villa.
Erling Haaland is an injury concern after sustaining a blow to the foot during the match against Ipswich.
City manager Maresca confirmed Semenyo avoided a major ligament rupture and is expected back around December.

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Manchester City manager Maresca confirmed that Antoine Semenyo is expected to be sidelined for around eight weeks after suffering a knee injury against Ipswich. The Ghana international suffered collateral knee damage rather than a major ligament rupture, with the club targeting a return to action around December.

City also faces an injury concern over top scorer Erling Haaland, who suffered a blow to his foot after scoring twice against Ipswich. With City scheduled to play AEK Athens before visiting Aston Villa on Saturday, Maresca noted that Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic, and Nico O'Reilly are mostly fine after taking knocks.

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