Manchester City star leaves England camp with injury ahead of Liverpool FA cup tie

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Manchester City host Liverpool in the FA Cup quarterfinals this coming Saturday, with Arne Slot under pressure to deliver a good result. When Manchester City host Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on April 4, Pep Guardiola’s side will be desperate to assert themselves as genuine cup contenders – but the path there is already littered with injury concern.

Pep Guardiola’s side have already got the best of the Reds twice this season, and Arne Slot will be under pressure to progress in the cup having lost to Brighton 2-1 in the Premier League before the international break. John Stones, who had only just returned to form after a thigh injury ruled him out for a significant chunk of the winter, has now been sent back to Manchester City’s training base after suffering a calf problem while on England duty.

The centre-back did not feature in England’s 1-1 friendly draw against Uruguay at Wembley, with an England statement reading: “John Stones is returning to Manchester City for assessment after picking up an issue in training prior to Friday night’s 1-1 draw with Uruguay.” Liverpool, themselves battling their own absentee list with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Conor Bradley, Alexander Isak, Giovanni Leoni and Wataru Endo all potentially ruled out – although the Swedish striker is targeting a return in time to face PSG in the Champions League. John Stones Manchester City