Benjamin Mendy was not in Manchester City’s squad to face Fulham and Pep Guardiola confirmed the World Cup winner has a “problem with his knee”.
Fabian Delph started in the left-back position against the Cottagers and he was replaced by Ilkay Gundogan in the 67th minute as City went on to beat Slavisa Jokanovic’s side 3-0 at the Etihad in the league clash on Saturday.
France’s RMC Sport have a report on the former AS Monaco man and they 24-year-old suffered an injury during a training session last week. It’s claimed it’s not serious, but he will miss the Champions League clash against Lyon this midweek.
Oleksandr Zinchenko has not played a single minute this season can play on the left side of the back four, while Kyle Walker can be used as a left-back, while Danilo is made to play at right-back. In addition to this, Aymeric Laporte can also play in that position, meaning Guardiola will have three other options for the European fixture on Wednesday.
