Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Michail Antonio has sustained a minor ankle injury which of course puts him out of the picture for tomorrow’s EFL Cup clash against AFC Wimbledon.
CandH reported immediately after the game that the player had taken a knock on his ankle and it remains to be seen whether he will be available for the game against Wolves at the weekend.
The manager said: “I was asked about why Michail Antonio has started two games and was not involved against Bournemouth.
The answer is that Michail played the first game and he didn’t play the second because he had played the full 90 minutes and it was his first game after six months on from his surgery, so he couldn’t continue playing every game.
We rested him and that way he could work better during the week.Unfortunately for him, he has a slight problem in his ankle and that is why he did not complete the game, but he played very well.
Antonio, Anderson and Arne are imo automatic picks in our front 4. We need someone from Snodgrass, Yarmo, Hernandez, possibly Masauka or Silva to take a big step forward to get that other slot. Snodgrass is the person who appears to be in pole position but I still like to see this young lad Silva and I would also like to see Masauka played up in an attacking role. I am not sure of Perez but perhaps he will be the man.
Imagine if Lanzini was fit !!!
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If you want to see silva play get over to dagenham 22 september 1 oclock kick off