Manchester City midfielder David Silva has joined the growing injury list at the Etihad Stadium and looks set to miss the next few weeks as a result of a muscle problem.
City are already without influential Kevin de Bruyne, who has missed most of the season so far because of two knee injuries, and Sergio Aguero.
Silva was forced out of City's Premier League loss against Chelsea on Saturday evening after just 68 minutes and it is estimated the 32-year-old Spaniard will now be sidelined for around three weeks, effectively the rest of the calendar year.