Manchester City lose R?ben Dias for up to six weeks in latest defensive injury blow

• Gvardiol likely out for season and Stones also injured
  
• Gu?hi of interest and forward Semenyo close to joining

Manchester City will be without R?ben Dias for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury, exacerbating Pep Guardiola?s defensive injury crisis. The shortage of centre-backs could force the club into the transfer market, with the Crystal Palace captain, Marc Gu?hi, of interest.
Dias and Josko Gvardiol, who has a broken shinbone, were forced off in Sunday?s draw with Chelsea, leaving City with 13 fit senior outfield players for Brighton?s visit on Wednesday. The academy graduate Max Alleyne has been recalled from a loan at Watford to bolster options in the short term.
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