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title: "Man City: Guardiola shares Aymeric Laporte injury update"
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author: "Emilio Galantini"
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published: "2022-09-04T13:36:52Z"
modified: "2022-09-04T13:36:52Z"
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# Man City: Guardiola shares Aymeric Laporte injury update

**[Manchester City](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-news/) boss Pep Guardiola has shared a worrying injury update involving star defender Aymeric Laporte.**

### The Lowdown: City start brightly…

After a major summer overhaul, the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) champions have started this new campaign brilliantly and remain unbeaten following their latest 1-1 draw away to Aston Villa.

Marquee signing Erling Haaland has hit the ground running with [1o goals and an assist](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/315227/Show/Erling-Haaland) over his first six top-flight matches, while the likes of fellow newcomer Julian Alvarez have also [turned heads](https://www.marca.com/en/football/manchester-city/2022/08/31/630f582046163f8a938b45ab.html).

The Sky Blues have had to cope with some injury issues as well, with Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips and the [‘sensational’](https://www.football-espana.net/2021/06/04/luis-enrique-hails-pau-torres-and-aymeric-laporte-partnership-in-portugal-draw) Laporte (as dubbed by Spain head coach Luis Enrique) all missing their [fair share of matches so far](https://www.premierinjuries.com/teams/manchester-city).

### The Latest: Guardiola shares damning Laporte update…

Speaking to the media before City’s trip to Villa Park on Saturday, Guardiola shared a worrying update on the Spain defender

Indeed, the 51-year-old warned supporters that they may have to wait several weeks for Laporte’s return to action, coming after surgery on his knee.

The City manager stated (via [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62771111)): *“Aymeric is still a month or a month and a half away.* *He had a surgery on the bone. We will not push him. Knee injuries can be very difficult.*

*“We had four incredible central defenders before Manu, but sometimes Ayme had tough injuries.”*

### The Verdict: Bad news?

City’s deadline day signing of defender Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund appears a very smart piece of business amid this news.

One silver lining for supporters is getting to witness the Ruben Dias/John Stones partnership consistently again, coming after the duo played imperiously alongside each other during the 2020/21 season.

Their form was a [major factor](https://acefootball.com/football-news/ruben-dias-and-stones-hailed-as-one-of-best-ever-partnerships/) in City’s league title triumph and their run to the Champions League final that year, and it will be interesting to see if they rediscover that superb understanding.