Stones, Akanji, De Bruyne - Man City injury news and return dates ahead of Chelsea clash

Manchester City showed their class on Tuesday night as they qualified for the Champions League knockout stages with a 3-0 victory over Young Boys.

City were evidently too strong for their Swiss opponents on the night and were 2-0 up at half-time thanks to an Erling Haaland penalty and Phil Foden's wonderful solo effort. Haaland added gloss to the scoreline six minutes after the interval to see the Blues through to the next round.

While the Norwegian had been a doubt for the game, Pep Guardiola will have been pleased to see him get through the European tie unscathed. However, news elsewhere was not so positive for John Stones who was forced off with an injury at the break.

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MEN Sport has rounded up what we know about the injury and other concerns below.

Injury: Unknown

What Guardiola said: "John felt it again. I feel so sorry for him. It's a big loss for us. John is so important for what he does. But recover and the season is long; he will be back stronger. I think he will be out for a while."

Potential return date: Unknown

Injury: Back

What we know: Initially it was reported the centre-back had withdrawn from the team last night due to illness but after the final whistle it was confirmed by Guardiola that the defender was suffering with a back issue.

Potential return date: Unknown

Injury: Hamstring

What De Bruyne said: "I have never experienced this before, I have never had such a serious injury. We are now three months in and I am doing very well, everything on track… But they have not given me a deadline for when I will be able to play football again. They [City] want everything to be completely fine when I