Manchester City defender Ruben Dias is battling to make the weekend derby against Manchester United.
Dias was substituted at half-time of Tuesday night's 2-0 FA Cup victory at Peterborough United with what Pep Guardiola described as a leg injury.
The 24-year-old is undergoing tests and City are awaiting those results before they can ascertain the severity of the problem, says the Daily Mail.
Although Guardiola rotates his team heavily, Dias has started all but three of City's Premier League games this term and his absence against Manchester United would be a blow to the champions.
Dias is seen as a leader at the back and was voted into the club's five-man leadership group last summer, taking on captain's responsibilities if Fernandinho and Ilkay Gundogan are absent.
Nathan Ake was also forced off against Peterborough, with Guardiola set to partner Aymeric Laporte and John Stones together should Dias not prove his fitness.
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