​Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling is in danger of missing the summer's European Championships after a scan revealed that his groin injury could be worse than first feared.





Manuel Pellegrini had said that the 21-year-old looked set to miss about a month of action after picking up the injury in the weekend's Manchester derby, but the ​Daily Mail report that a later scan revealed more damage than was first feared - which will keep Sterling out for at least six weeks.





The injury is a big blow to City's hopes of securing their top four place in the Premier League, but will also hit their Champions League prospects ahead of their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain. Possibly more concerning for Sterling, though, is the chance that the injury could see him fighting for fitness ahead of Roy Hodgson picking his final Euro 2016 squad.

City and England have received some good news though, with Joe Hart recovering faster than expected from the calf injury he sustained in Sunday's derby when cleaning up a dreadful backpass from Martin Demichelis.





Hart was initially expected to be out for 3-4 weeks, but the ​Mail report that the England number one could return in time for the club's Champions League quarter-final debut against Paris Saint-Germain on April 6, with the small tear in his calf responding well.





Kevin de Bruyne could also return sooner rather than later, saying this week: “My injury is going good. I'm training very well and I think I’m ahead of schedule. I’m looking to be back after the international break. I think that’s a couple of weeks ahead."

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