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Manchester City lost Pablo Zabaleta with a recurrence of the medial knee ligament which kept him out for the opening two months of the season.

Zabaleta had never had such a lengthy lay-off, and now he is praying that the damage is not as severe – the club will send him for a scan when the swelling goes down in the next couple of days.

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Said manager Manuel Pellegrini: “Pablo had the same injury he had one month ago - the same ligament, the same knee. We cannot know until tomorrow.”

On a brighter note, Raheem Sterling missed last night’s game after feeling his hamstring at the end of a Tuesday evening training session at the stadium.

Pellegrini decided not to risk him, but he should be OK to return for the game against Norwich on Saturday.