{"id":26682,"date":"2025-11-14T14:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/150000-a-week-man-city-star-wearing-protective-boots-will-miss-more-than-20-games-due-to-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:44:40","slug":"150000-a-week-man-city-star-wearing-protective-boots-will-miss-more-than-20-games-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/150000-a-week-man-city-star-wearing-protective-boots-will-miss-more-than-20-games-due-to-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a3150,000-a-week Man City star wearing protective boots will miss more than 20 games due to injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/150000-a-week-man-city-star-wearing-protective-boots-will-miss-more-than-20-games-due-to-injury\/#Josep_Guardiola_celebrates_1000_games_as_manager_with_Man_Citys_win_over_Liverpool\" >Josep Guardiola celebrates 1,000 games as manager with Man City&#8217;s win over Liverpool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/150000-a-week-man-city-star-wearing-protective-boots-will-miss-more-than-20-games-due-to-injury\/#Man_Citys_Mateo_Kovacic_injury_update\" >Man City&#8217;s Mateo Kovacic injury update<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/150000-a-week-man-city-star-wearing-protective-boots-will-miss-more-than-20-games-due-to-injury\/#Man_City_lead_in_race_for_Rodrygo_Real_Madrids_future_in_big_doubt\" >Man City lead in race for Rodrygo, Real Madrid&#8217;s future in big doubt<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Manchester City star, who earns \u00a3150,000 a week, is set to spend an extended period of time wearing protective gear.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pep-guardiola-celebrates-1-000th-game-as-manager-in-man-city-win-over-liverpool\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Josep_Guardiola_celebrates_1000_games_as_manager_with_Man_Citys_win_over_Liverpool\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Josep Guardiola celebrates 1,000 games as manager with Man City&#8217;s win over Liverpool<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before the international break, manager Josep Guardiola took charge of his 1,000th game as City manager as his City team defeated Premier League rivals Liverpool 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Doku was the star on the pitch for the Etihad, with goals from Erling Haaland and Nico Gonzalez in the first half, and a goal in the second half to round out the performance.<\/p>\n<p>After the victory at the Etihad, Guardiola reflected on his managerial career, which began at Barcelona B in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think my time at Barcelona B was the foundation for many things.I realized that I was able to do that and I was able to learn a lot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll never forget the players from that first season. For me to play 1,000 games in front of my family, especially against Liverpool, was very special. I have a lot of respect for that club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola has won 716 games as manager over the past 18 years and looks set to lead City into another title challenge with league leaders Arsenal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>A look at Josep Guardiola&#8217;s 1,000 games as manager in numbers<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>victory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>716<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>draw<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>156<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>loss<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>128<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>trophy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Number of points<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2,445<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Number of goals conceded<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>813<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>However, he will have to do so for much of the season without one of his reliable midfielders.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"injury-update-on-man-city-rsquo-s-mateo-kovacic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Man_Citys_Mateo_Kovacic_injury_update\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Man City&#8217;s Mateo Kovacic injury update<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a report from Sport Witness, Mateo Kovacic underwent successful surgery for a calcification in his heel last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder, who has made just one Premier League game all season after undergoing surgery on his Achilles tendon in the summer, is due to fly to London next week to have his stitches removed.<\/p>\n<p>Currently wearing protective boots and with a rehabilitation program that typically lasts four months, Kovacic, who earns \u00a3150,000 a week, hopes to be back by March, giving him some extra time before the World Cup against Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>Between now and March, Man City currently have 22 games in all competitions, plus an as-yet-undecided FA Cup third-round draw.<\/p>\n<p>Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic hopes Kovacic will recover in time for next summer&#8217;s World Cup, saying recently: &#8220;I hope Kovacic doesn&#8217;t miss the World Cup. He has a similar problem to the one he had four or five months ago. I hope Kovacic doesn&#8217;t miss the World Cup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe that he will be with us at the World Cup. I hope he will be back in March. It will be difficult for him. The injury and the surgery are taking a mental toll on him. I hope Kovacic will overcome everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"man-city-leading-race-for-rodrygo-with-real-madrid-future-now-in-major-doubt\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Man_City_lead_in_race_for_Rodrygo_Real_Madrids_future_in_big_doubt\"><\/span>\n            <strong>Man City lead in race for Rodrygo, Real Madrid&#8217;s future in big doubt<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Manchester City star, who earns \u00a3150,000 a week, is set to spend an extended period of time wearing protective gear. 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