Man City wait on Bernardo Silva injury update and Kyle Walker praises new star

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Wednesday, September 20.

Bernardo Silva will be assessed at Manchester City on Thursday amid early hopes over the injury.

Pep Guardiola pulled the Portugal international out of the Champions League tie with Crvena Zvezda on Wednesday night before half-time, with Jeremy Doku taking his place. The City boss told reporters after the game that Silva would miss the "next games", although he admitted he hadn't spoken with his medical team about it.

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Silva will be looked over to determine the extent of his problem, but the early indications were that the injury was not serious and he may not be out for long at all. That would help a squad that is already without four first team stars in Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, John Stones, and Mateo Kovacic.

Read more on Bernardo's injury here.

Kyle Walker isn't ready to admit defeat in a pace race with Doku, but he's relieved he doesn't have to defend against him.

The City summer signing has already surprised Guardiola at the club with a storming performance to help them come back and beat West Ham in just his second Premier League start. While he was back on the bench for the Champions League game against Crvena Zvezda, he came on for Bernardo at the end of the first half and impressed again.

Doku's pace is a throwback for the Blues to when Leroy Sane rampaged down the wing in the team that won back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019. The 21-year-old completed more dribbles than any player in the top five European leagues last season at Rennes and completed more take-ons than anyone bar Vinicius Junior and Lionel Messi. When Doku