Premier League champions Manchester City were given a double injury
worry ahead of Sunday's derby after David Silva and Yaya Toure came off
with problems in their Capital One Cup defeat to Newcastle.
Silva suffered a knee injury while Toure struggled with his groin as the holders City were beaten 2-0 at home and both will be assessed on Thursday.
World Cup winner Silva hurt his knee in a fourth-minute challenge
with Ryan Taylor and was replaced a few minutes later by Samir Nasri,
who made his first appearance since September after recovering from a
groin injury.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini said in his postgame conference: "David has
a problem in his knee. I don't know how serious it is. We will see
tomorrow with the doctor."
Toure played on after going down in pain after a tackle by Mehdi
Abeid but was eventually substituted and Pellegrini added: "Yaya has a
problem with his groin."
Pellegrini defended his decision to select Silva, saying he had
planned to bring Samir Nasri, who made his comeback after a month out
with groin surgery, on for the Spain international.
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