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title: "Manchester City: Micah Richards says Stones and Fernandinho can replace Laporte"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-micah-richards-says-stones-and-fernandinho-can-replace-laporte/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Domagoj kostanjsak"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2020-02-28T19:40:42Z"
modified: "2020-02-28T19:40:42Z"
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# Manchester City: Micah Richards says Stones and Fernandinho can replace Laporte

**Micah Richards joined BBC’s Football Daily podcast and discussed the latest injury of Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte and named two players who can still do a good job in his absence.**

Overall, it was a pretty good night for Pep Guardiola at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium as the Citizens grabbed two away goals in a 2-1 victory over their hosts.

But that win came with a cost as Laporte had to be substituted off due to another injury. Still, Richards believes the likes of John Stones and Fernandinho have proven themselves worthy of replacing the centre-back.

Here’s what he said on [BBC’s Football Daily](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p084wmd6) podcast (26/2/2020): “You could see against Leicester that he wasn’t fully fit. He’s trying to get back to fitness so it is a massive blow. But they’ve got Stones and Fernandinho who can do a good job.”

It is a shame for Laporte – after all, he had recently just returned from a [serious injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aymeric-laporte/leistungsdaten/spieler/176553) and now he’ll be back in the stands.

The 25-year-old Frenchman has now missed a total of [30 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aymeric-laporte/verletzungen/spieler/176553) in 2019/20 already and it remains to be seen how damaging this could prove to be.

***Man City fans, what did you think of Laporte’s new injury? Do you think Stones and Fernandinho can cover for him? Let us know in the comments down below!***