Manchester City welcome Premier League newcomers Coventry to the Etihad Stadium this afternoon as Enzo Maresca looks for three wins in a row

Manchester City welcome Frank Lampard’s Coventry to the Etihad Stadium this afternoon. The Blues have enjoyed a brilliant start to the season with Enzo Maresca’s tenure beginning with two Premier League wins from two matches.

City’s squad has since been bolstered by a hectic transfer deadline day. Enzo Fernandez and Iliman Ndiaye joined Allan Elias to add further options to the team. The Blues are rightly seen as one of the favourites to win the Premier League, and the amount spent on new signings will add further expectations on Maresca to deliver that.

Ahead of the third matchday of the season, City have a mostly fit squad to choose from. However, there were one or two doubts that have since been clarified by the boss. MEN Sport has rounded up the latest injury news ahead of this weekend’s action.

Enzo Fernandez

Injury: Fitness

Fernandez was a minor doubt heading into this weekend after not featuring in Chelsea’s last two matchday squads. The Argentina international came off the bench against Fulham on the first matchday of the season. Having not played much since the World Cup, there was a chance he may not have been fit enough to feature against Coventry.

However, Maresca confirmed the midfielder is fit and is raring to go. The City boss said on Friday: “He is a winner. I can promise you in the last four or five days, four or five players from the squad were asking: ‘Is he coming or not,’ because they want him to be with us.”

Potential return date: September 5 vs Coventry

Jeremy Doku

Injury: Calf

Doku last started for City in the Community Shield defeat to Arsenal. He was replaced at half-time that day by Jack Grealish. Doku later re-emerged from the dressing room with ice on his calf.

Maresca confirmed on August 21, that Doku would be out for a further two-three weeks. The City boss confirmed on Friday that the Belgium international remains absent.

Potential return date: September 13 vs Manchester United

Matheus Nunes

Injury: Knock

Nunes was withdrawn from the squad late on against Arsenal due to an injury complaint. However, he was back on the bench to face Bournemouth and played half an hour after replacing Rico Lewis.

Nunes then missed the trip to Crystal Palace with a knock, but Maresca confirmed this week that the 28-year-old is fit again to feature.

Potential return date: September 5 vs Coventry