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Benjamin Mendy will be out of action for up to 12 weeks after having surgery on a knee injury, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday.
The France defender suffered the problem after City’s 3-1 victory over neighbours Manchester United on November 11 and travelled to Barcelona last week for an operation.
Mendy has not suffered a repeat of the cruciate ligament damage in his right knee that forced him to miss much of last season and threatened his participation at the World Cup with France.
This time, the left-back has suffered an injury to his meniscus in his left knee, although Guardiola says he does not expect the full-back to play again before late February.
“It’s 10 to 12 weeks,” said Guardiola, who also confirmed that Bernardo Silva would…
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