'Not ready' - Fresh Manchester City injury claim as key player ruled out v Liverpool & Newcastle United

Pep Guardiola has ruled Jack Grealish out of Manchester City's next three matches.

The Man City boss was speaking ahead of the Champions League last-16 second leg match against Copenhagen. Grealish will play no part in the match following a groin injury that has kept him out for the past four weeks.

The 28-year-old has not started a Premier League match for Manchester City so far in 2024 and is set to miss the upcoming top-of-the-table clash against Liverpool this weekend. After that, Man City continue their defence of the FA Cup against Newcastle United in the quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on March 16 (5:30pm kick-off).

And Guardiola doesn't expect Grealish to be back for the clash against The Magpies either, with the winger set to miss out on a call-up to the England squad for the March friendlies against Brazil and Belgium later this month.

Assessing his squad ahead of the Champions League match, Guardiola said: "Selection all depends on how people recover from the last game.

“That’s all. We will take a selection [Wednesday] morning. It’s really important to be focused. Jack is not ready. I don’t know [when he will be available].

"I don't think [he will be back before the internationals]. I haven't spoken to the doctors, but I think he has to recover well to use him as much as possible."

Manchester City will be looking to retain the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season having won the treble in 2022-23.