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Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri could miss the majority of the season after Manuel Pellegrini confirmed the Frenchman is due to undergo an operation on a tendon problem.

The 28-year-old has been out since last month and this week posted a picture of himself on social media on crutches.

He claimed he faced three months on the sidelines, but Pellegrini has delivered a more depressing prognosis, revealing: "we don’t have Samir Nasri for four or five months.

"Samir Nasri has a tendon injury in his right leg so now he must have surgery because it’s an important injury."

He added: "Now, I think he will be a long time out.”

Pellegrini must now decide whether to include Nasri in his Champions League squad for the knockout stages of the competition. He could replace him with youngster Kelechi Iheanacho, who has forced his way into City's first team plans.

There is better news on the injury front with Fabian Delph fit despite the England international suffering a scare playing for the Three Lions last week.

Delph has endured a nightmare start to his City career, suffering two hamstring injuries since his move from Aston Villa in the summer.

(Image: Samir Nasri/instagram)

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But Pellegrini allayed fears he had suffered a fresh setback and he is in contention to start against Liverpool on Saturday.

The City manager said: "Delp is working without any problem. He worked for the whole week after returning from the national squad and is in the squad list for tomorrow.”