Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has revealed Leroy Sane could face up to one month on the sideline following an ankle injury he sustained on Sunday during an encounter with Cardiff in the FA Cup. The City forward was brought down by Joe Bennett - who was booked for the challenge and later sent off - just before half-time as the Germany international was in full sprint racing towards goal.
The 22-year-old appeared to injure his left ankle with manager Pep Guardiola replacing him at the interval with Sergio Aguero. Speaking during his post-match conference, Guardiola said; "He will be out for a while, minimum two to three weeks or a month. We will see on Monday exactly."
He also called on referees to protect players;
"I have said many times, all the referees have to do is protect the players - not just the Manchester City players, all players. It's not because one player is more brave to kick. The only thing the referees can do is to protect the players. It kept happening. So for the football in general and the players - because they are the artists - we need to take care of them. I've said it many times but they need to protect them."
Meanwhile, Joe Bennett has apologized on the social media for his action. The player who took to his verifies twitter handle tweeted "Just want to apologise to Leroy Sané for my tackle today. I tried to stop the counter attack and completely mistimed my attempt."
