Manchester City team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Watford

Manchester City will aim to keep pace with Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table when they meet Watford on Saturday evening.

Pep Guardiola's men edged out Aston Villa 2-1 in midweek, with Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva scoring thunderbolts before Ollie Watkins's consolation.

The reigning champions remain one point behind the Blues in second and one point clear of Liverpool, but Guardiola now has some added injury concerns to work around.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Man City's injury and suspension news ahead of the contest.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Coronavirus Possible return date: December 4 (vs. Watford)

Kevin De Bruyne has now tested negative for COVID-19 and has been put through his paces in training, so he could make his comeback here.

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

Ferran Torres - who is being heavily linked with a move to Barcelona - continues to recover from a foot fracture and will remain out for the rest of the calendar year.

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Status: Out Possible return date: Unknown

Aymeric Laporte is back from a ban, but Benjamin Mendy remains suspended by the club as he awaits trial in January.