Manchester City team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Aston Villa

Manchester City will be bidding to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they welcome Aston Villa to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Citizens suffered a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the league last weekend, with the club failing to make the most of leaders Arsenal losing at Everton.

Pep Guardiola's side are second in the Premier League table, five points behind Arsenal, who still have a game in hand, while the reigning champions are only two points clear of third-placed Manchester United.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Man City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with Villa, who suffered a 4-2 home loss to Leicester City last time out.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: Unknown

Central defender John Stones will be missing until at least the start of March due to the hamstring injury that he picked up in the recent FA Cup victory over Arsenal.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Illness Possible return date: February 12 (vs. Aston Villa)

England international Phil Foden could be back in contention for Man City this weekend, having missed out against Tottenham due to an illness.

Manchester City have no suspended players for this match.