Ilkay Gundogan hopes his latest knee injury only sets him back a week and he wants to be available for Manchester City's trip to Chelsea.
The central midfielder came off during Wednesday's EFL Cup victory over West Brom as a result of Claudio Yacob's mistimed tackle after 55 minutes.
It was Gundogan's first start following a nine-month recovery from a cruciate knee ligament injury, sparking fears he could face another lengthy spell out.
Gundogan - who underwent tests at the City Football Academy on Thursday - had spent most of this year nursing his right knee back to health and Yacob's challenge hurt his left instead.