Rodri, Haaland, De Bruyne - Man City injury news and return dates ahead of Everton

Manchester City are back in Premier League action on Wednesday as they face a tough trip to Everton in the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola's side spent Christmas in fifth after Tottenham beat Sean Dyche's side over the weekend. But the gap to top spot was reduced with Arsenal drawing 1-1 at Liverpool.

City spent their weekend celebrating a fifth major trophy of 2023 after beating Brazilian side Fluminense 4-0 in the Club World Cup final. Guardiola will hope the momentum from that victory can kickstart a strong second half of the season and title push, but he will head to Merseyside with a few key absences.

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Injury: Knee

Latest: Rodri went down in concerning fashion during City's win over Fluminense on Friday following a reckless challenge from substitute Alexsander. The midfielder was forced off but joined in with the celebrations and trophy lift.

Return date: December 27 vs Everton

What Guardiola has said: "I didn’t speak, it looks from his face it’s good, it was a scare, the action was really tough, we’ll see in the next days how he reacts."

Injury: Foot

Latest: Haaland has missed City's last three matches with what Guardiola has described as a 'stress' injury in his foot. He had flown to Jeddah with the squad but was not present during last Monday's open training session.

Return date: TBC

What Guardiola has said: "He arrived [on Friday] and the doctors will see him and we will see how he feels. He had treatment away. Hopefully, he can travel to Saudi and we will see if he is able to play in the first game or the second game, or when we come