Man City forced into late line-up change against Coventry after injury blow

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5 Sep 2026 • 10:01 PM MYT
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Man City forced into late line-up change against Coventry after injury blow

  • Manchester City were dealt an injury blow in the warm-up for their Premier League clash with Coventry City.
  • Nico O’Reilly left the warm-up early while clutching his back, which forced Man City into make a late change to their starting line-up.
  • O’Reilly was replaced in the starting line-up by Enzo Fernandez, who had been due to begin the match on the bench after joining City for £125m earlier this week.
  • Iliman Ndiaye was also thrown straight into City’s starting line-up for the top-flight clash at the Etihad Stadium.
  • Manchester City starting line-up vs Coventry: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernandez, Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland
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