Kompany out for 4-6 weeks, City manager Pep Guardiola says

City captain Vincent Kompany is set for another spell on the sidelines after he picked up a fresh knee injury. He has now undergone a scan. Over 2.5 has landed in four of Burnley’s last five, as it has in five of City’s six away fixtures this year.

Still, a short turnaround after their European exploits could cause problems for City, who lost 1-0 on their last league visit to Turf Moor in March a year ago.

The dispute was exacerbated when Dimitri Seluk, the player’s agent, publicly criticised Guardiola, but Toure has been welcomed back into the squad after apologising to his manager.

And the Catalan wants to use his attacking qualities again.

“Playing seven, eight more games in the Champions League, after going to Stoke and West Brom, and to still be with Liverpool and Chelsea, when they don’t play in Europe, is good for us”. Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones have featured the most in the centre-back position, although the former’s disappointing form may push Guardiola to reconsider this pairing.

This morning, we take a look at what the papers are saying about yesterday’s Premier League action as well as diving deep into the other news and gossip surrounding Manchester City and the outside world of football. We can not forget at Crystal Palace after one month and a half injured, Bacary played his first game at centre-back and played awesome.

Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to clear their heads of another Champions League hangover before Saturday’s clash at Burnley.

Guardiola is bracing himself for a tough test against Sean Dyche’s team, who have proved hard opponents for top teams. “We can not forget they beat Liverpool, they lost in the 93rd minute against Arsenal and they draw at Old Trafford”, he told reporters. “They lost in the 93rd minute against Arsenal. I am satisfied with all of them”.

But Guardiola is not ready to saddle Toure with the burden of expectation in this unforeseen encore to his Eastlands career, citing his handling of Lionel Messi at the heart of an all-conquering Camp Nou side.

Finally, we head over to Goal.com where a one-off piece has been written that links City with Southampton defender, Virgil van Dijk. “It is my wish”.

Thus, here is the dream City front line, including one key January target… While that isn’t exactly the ideal preparation for a game against one of the best teams in the country, I wouldn’t be overly concerned.