Nottingham Forest receive injury boost ahead of Man City clash as Ederson defends 'risky' Cruyff turn

Pep Guardiola said last week that the season truly starts after the first international break and Manchester City's schedule is coming thick and fast.

City kicked off their Champions League defence with a 3-1 win at home to Crvena Zvezda on Tuesday evening, Julian Alvarez netting twice with Rodri grabbing the third after they went 1-0 down. On Saturday, they return to Premier League action and will hope to continue their 100 per cent start to the season against Nottingham Forest.

But they will likely have to do so without Bernardo Silva, who was forced off in Tuesday's win. The Portuguese midfielder underwent further assessment on Thursday amid hope the issue is not as bad as first feared.

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Forest manager Steve Cooper will push to have Serge Aurier and Willy Boly available when his side face City at the Etihad on Saturday.

The pair were both absent for Forest's 1-1 draw at home to Burnley on Monday night, with Boly taken ill shortly before the game while Aurier suffered an injury against Chelsea before the international break. Central midfielder Danilo was also absent at the City Ground and will certainly miss this weekend's clash against the Blues.

Forest have enjoyed a strong start to the season with two wins and a draw from their opening five games. Cooper hopes to continue that good form with a result in Manchester, and will leave it late before deciding on the fitness of his defensive pair.

"Serge [Aurier] is closer than Danilo, who is going to be out for a few weeks," Cooper admitted on Thursday. "Serge is getting