Manchester City have confirmed Aymeric Laporte has undergone successful surgery after suffering a knee injury on Saturday, which is reportedly not as bad as first feared.
City provided the update on Wednesday:
Manchester Cityud83dudea8Injury update on @Laporte... Everyone at City wishes Aymeric a full and speedy recovery. ud83dudd35 #mancity https://t.co/Ifmtd4CqHJ
Laporte also took to Instagram to thank those who have lent him their support:
City XtraAymeric Laporte statement on Instagram. [a.laporte] https://t.co/G9VQ2pHJR0
The Athletic's Sam Lee and football journalist Kristof Terreur reported a time frame for his recovery:
The defender suffered the injury in a collision with Brighton & Hove Albion's Adam Webster 37 minutes into the Blues' 4-0 win, prompting him to be withdrawn from the contest.