Manchester City winger Antoine Semenyo faces an eight-week absence after sustaining a knee injury in the club's 3-2 Premier League win over Ipswich Town. Manager Enzo Maresca confirmed the news, though he said the scan results were better than expected. "After the scan we feel much better because it's not as bad as we expected," Maresca said. "It could be eight weeks, so now the most important thing is for him to recover."
Semenyo, who joined City from Bournemouth last January, came off the bench in the 76th minute of the Ipswich match. He has scored two goals this season, both coming last month against Sunderland. With him sidelined, Maresca has wide options including Iliman Ndiaye, Jérémy Doku, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki and Allan.
Erling Haaland was also limping after the win, but Maresca is hopeful the striker can return immediately. He could be available for Tuesday's Champions League clash with AEK Athens. "He can be available," Maresca said. "We have a session now and we'll see."
Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic and Nico O'Reilly also picked up knocks against Ipswich. Maresca said he does not expect any of the three to miss time, stating, "They are, more or less, all okay."
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