Man City team news: Pep Guardiola facing injury crisis ahead of Man United derby

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is facing major injury doubts ahead of Thursday’s Manchester derby.

City host their biter rivals Man United at the Etihad stadium on Thursday night. Kick-off is scheduled for 20:00 (GMT).

According to Man City’s official website, top goalscorer Sergio Aguero is an injury doubt after limping off in the FA Cup semi-final.

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Per the source, star playmaker David Silva is also a doubt after suffering an injury against Arsenal.

Gabriel Jesus is in a race against time to prove his fitness following a metatarsal injury earlier this year. Should Jesus feature he will make his Manchester derby debut.

Bacary Sagna and John Stones are also injury doubts however, they are expected to recover in time for this week’s derby

Aguero has scored 30 goals for City this week and will be a huge miss for Guardiola’s side.

City were eliminated from the FA Cup on Sunday following a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal.