Man City get Kyle Walker injury boost ahead of crunch Arsenal Premier League fixture

Kyle Walker's hamstring injury picked up while on England duty is not as serious as first feared, it has been reported.

The Manchester City defender was forced off in the first half of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil after pulling up and holding the back of his left leg after shepherding Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.

It sparked fears that the 33-year-old would miss Man City's crunch title clash against Arsenal on Sunday, but Pep Guardiola has been now handed an encouraging update. Sky Sports claims that Walker’s setback is not major and that he could be available for this weekend’s Premier League showdown.

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It is reported that his hamstring is tight rather than strained but he will be monitored over the next few days. Walker, who was forced off after 20 minutes while wearing the armband, returned to City for treatment on Monday and is expected to miss England’s friendly with Belgium on Tuesday.

City are braced for a hectic April, which begins with a midweek home game against Aston Villa a week on Wednesday.

League clashes with Crystal Palace and Luton sandwich the Champions League away quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid, with Luton to play before the reverse tie a week later. Three days after that second leg comes the FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea at Wembley.

Should City beat Madrid, then the first leg of the Champions League semi-final takes place on April 30 or May 1. It denotes a match every three days on average as the hand-sized Blues squad chases the double-Treble.

Pep Guardiola's men are looking to move a step closer to