Foden Dias plays with bandages in his hands Manchester City have plans to strengthen their medical department
In the early morning of March 31, Beijing time, the 30th round of the English Premier League will stage a key match, with the defending champion Manchester City playing at home against the leader Arsenal. With just one point separating the two sides, it will be a championship match. Ahead of the big game, the British Daily Mail gave an update on the situation within the Manchester City squad. According to them, Ruben Dias and Phil Foden have been fighting with injuries in recent weeks, and the spirit of not being able to get out of the line of fire is still moving.
In fact, Ruben Dias and Phil Foden suffered hand fractures in Manchester City's FA Cup win over Tottenham in January. Ruben Dias was on the bench in the 22nd round against Burnley, while Foden continued to start and provided one assist. As you can see from the match photos, Ruben Dias's left hand and Foden's right hand are both wrapped in thick bandages. However, that didn't stop the two generals from putting in a great show on the pitch.
In the time since his injury, Ruben Dias has started nine games in all competitions and has provided one assist, while Foden has seven goals and two assists in all 11 appearances, as well as a hat-trick against the Bees Brentford and a brace in the Manchester derby. The duo, along with other team-mates, led Manchester City to maintain their hopes of defending their title on the third line.
Of course, it is also a last resort to go into battle with an injury. This season, Manchester City has suffered serious injuries, midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is out for half a season, and the main center forward Haaland has also been out of action for two months due to injury. In this international break, Manchester City even lost Kyle Walker and John Stones, while others such as Kevin De Bruyne, Akanji, Mateus Nunez, Grealish and goalkeeper Ederson are also injured. Fortunately, with the exception of Walker and Stones, the rest of the players have returned to training, so as not to overstretch Pep Guardiola's line-up.
However, the obvious increase in injuries in the team has attracted the attention of Manchester City club. Next, the Blue Moon will strengthen the medical department and consider bringing in a supervisor who will be responsible for the player's condition. This is undoubtedly good news for the team. In fact. Manchester City have done a pretty good job of managing injuries, with Kevin De Bruyne showing excellent form since his return to surgery for a serious injury, contributing two goals and 13 assists in 12 appearances. Haaland, who missed February from injury, also scored 10 goals and provided one assist in 11 starts in 12 games since his return. After Manchester City strengthen their medical department, the Blues will be even more unstoppable.