Man City injuries compared to Premier League title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool FC

Manchester City enjoyed a perfect 24 hours in the Premier League title race. After sweeping aside Luton Town at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, their two main rivals - Arsenal and Liverpool - were beaten on Sunday afternoon by top-four contenders Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively.

That gives City a two-point cushion at the summit with six games remaining. Pep Guardiola's squad are in equally promising shape off the pitch, too, with England defender John Stones their only injury absentee right now - with the 29-year-old expected to return against Champions League opponents Real Madrid.

Arsenal are, similarly, fighting fit ahead of the run-in with Jurrien Timber still on the mend after his long-term knee injury. Here, we take a closer look and compare the treatment tables at City, Arsenal and Liverpool - with updates from managers Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp;

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John Stones (muscular)

Return date: April 17 vs Real Madrid

What Guardiola has said: "He has some niggles, he's fine. He's not injured. But he didn't feel comfortable and we didn't want to take some risk. Nathan [Ake] and Kyle [Walker] wanted to be on the bench. Okay, go on the bench."

Jurrien Timber (knee)

Return date: TBC

What Arteta has said: "He's got a few steps to make. He needs to play at least one game with the U23s. We're going to have an in-house game soon too. He's done everything in training now it's about getting him match-fit, having people around him and competing in a football match which is different to training. But from what we've seen in training and the time that he was