Phil Foden: Manchester City forward to miss out on Premier League component versus Liverpool after appendix surgical treatment|Football News

Phil Foden will miss out on Manchester City’s Premier League component with Liverpool on Saturday after going through surgical treatment for intense appendicitis.

The 22-year-old left the England team ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2024 Qualifier with Ukraine and City stated “it is uncertain at this phase for how long he will be not available for.”

City, who are wanting to ferret out Toolbox’s eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League, host Liverpool at the Etihad Arena at 12.30 pm on Saturday.

Prior to completion of April, Pep Guardiola’s side likewise play Bayern Munich two times in the Champions League quarter-finals and handle Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

Foden has actually included 36 times for City in all competitors this season, scoring 13 objectives and signing up 6 helps.

‘ Stunning, abrupt news on Foden’

Sky Sports News senior press reporter Rob Dorsett:

” It’s stunning news and it’s unexpected news. We’re so utilized to discussing footballers getting injuries in training or in matches however this is a medical condition.

” This is something entirely different and by the noise of things it took place quite unexpectedly. We do not understand all the information however Foden is presently recuperating in health center having had his appendix got rid of.

” It’s a huge blow for Gareth Southgate and for England, however he will likewise be missing out on that substantial lunch break match versus Liverpool for Manchester City next weekend.

” In the context of the title race versus Toolbox, advocates will be questioning for how long they will lack among their star gamers as he recuperates from the operation.”