Fabian Delph will be out for around six weeks with the hamstring injury that forced him out of England’s match against Switzerland on Tuesday, Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed.
The Manchester City manager confirmed that his midfielder, who was taken off in the second minute of the Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley, will be out of action for a month and a half.
Delph will be joined on the sidelines by David Silva, who has been ruled out of Saturday’s Premier League trip to Crystal Palace after a knock to an ankle.
“Silva is out for tomorrow as I think it would be a risk for him to take another knock. I hope he will be OK for Juventus [in the Champions League on Tuesday],” said Pellegrini.
“Fabian worked with us before he went to his national squad – he worked without problems and he played some minutes with our team. It’s very unlucky to have that injury but it happens. I don’t know how long Fabian will be out – we’ll see. I think at this moment it will be a month and a half.”
Pablo Zabaleta and Gaël Clichy are still on the sidelines, but the full-back Bacary Sagna has returned to full fitness.
The new signing Kevin De Bruyne could make his debut at Selhurst Park, the City manager added. “His position is easy to settle in our team. He will be a very important player for us. He’s in the squad list, we’ll see tomorrow whether he starts,” Pellegrini said.
