Manchester City have suffer huge injury blow as Ruben Dias suffered a thigh problem during Portugal’s last-16 victory in Qatar, likely to miss vital games against both Chelsea and Man United in January.

Pep Guardiola has confirmed Ruben Dias missed Manchester City’s Carabao Cup win over Liverpool due to a hamstring issue.

The defender, who played a leading role for Portugal during the World Cup, was not named in the Blues’ squad for the 3-2 victory on Thursday night as City progressed to the quarter-final stages.

Speaking after the game, Guardiola said: “Ruben has a hamstring injury from the last game in the World Cup and he is out.”

Dias encountered a problem with his thigh during Portugal’s last-16 victory over Switzerland but continued to play during the tournament.

The central defender remained on the pitch for the full 90 minutes as Portugal were dumped out by Morocco four days later and has not trained with City since his return from Qatar.

According to the Daily Mail, an initial assessment suggested that the Manchester City defender will be ruled out for up to a month.

The spell on the sidelines should rule the 25-year-old out of a double header with Chelsea and the derby against Manchester United on January 14. Dias is desperate to prove his fitness before the trip to Old Trafford.

The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

“Oh no.”
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“Will be a big miss but atleast we have 4 other quality centre backs to choose from”
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“He’s been injury prone for a while. Injuries seem to be like a virus among our centre halves”
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“Slightly annoying but thank god we have 4 other centre’s backs to step up.”
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“Let’s just hope Walker is 100% so that Stones and Akanji can focus on being centre backs”
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“Get well soon.”
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