Man City injury, suspension news and return dates for Burnley clash: Haaland, Khusanov, Ait-Nouri, Marmoush, Cherki, Kovacic latest

Manchester City will be looking to claim their fourth win in five matches across all competitions when they welcome Burnley to the Etihad Stadium for a Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon.

Back-to-back victories over rivals Manchester United and Napoli were followed by a 1-1 draw with Arsenal last weekend, but Pep Guardiola’s side returned to winning ways with a 2-0 success over Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup third round on Wednesday night.

The Citizens were without a number of first-team players against their League One opponents, and while some were rested, others remain in the treatment room nursing injuries.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Man City’s latest injury and suspension news ahead of this weekend’s contest with Scott Parker’s side.

ERLING HAALAND

Status: Available

Previous injury: Back

Return date: September 27 (vs. Burnley)

Erling Haaland was taken off in the final 15 minutes of Man City’s draw with Arsenal after sustaining a minor back issue, before being left out of the matchday squad against Huddersfield, but Guardiola has confirmed that the striker is "ready" to play against Burnley

RAYAN AIT-NOURI

Status: Out

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible return date: October 18 (vs. Everton)

Rayan Ait-Nouri has missed the last three games with an ankle problem and it is understood that the left-back is not expected to return to training until the end of next month’s international break at the earliest.

ABDUKODIR KHUSANOV

Status: Out

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible return date: October 5 (vs. Brentford)

Abdukodir Khusanov was taken off at half time in the draw with Arsenal and prior to the win at Huddersfield, Guardiola confirmed that the defender will be sidelined for three games.

OMAR MARMOUSH

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: October 5 (vs. Brentford)

Omar Marmoush has missed Man City’s last three matches with a knee injury sustained on international duty with Egypt earlier this month, but a return at the beginning of October cannot be ruled out for the attacker.

RAYAN CHERKI

Status: Out

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible return date: October 1 (vs. Monaco)

Guardiola confirmed at the end of August that summer signing Rayan Cherki would be sidelined for seven or eight weeks with a thigh injury, but it has since been reported that the Frenchman's thigh injury has "healed" and he could return to Man City's squad for a Champion League trip to Monaco.

MATEO KOVACIC

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Achilles

Possible return date: September 27 (vs. Burnley)

Mateo Kovacic has been sidelined since June when he underwent Achilles surgery, but Guardiola has revealed that the midfielder "maybe" available to return to the matchday squad against Burnley.