Aymeric Laporte: Manchester City defender stretchered off against Brighton

By Joe Tanner

Saturday 31 August 2019 21:03, UK

Aymeric Laporte suffered a knee injury in Manchester City's 4-0 home victory over Brighton which could see the defender out for a "while", according to Pep Guardiola.

The Frenchman, 25, went down under a challenge from Brighton centre-back Adam Webster in the 34th minute of the match at the Etihad Stadium.

Laporte was then stretchered off after receiving medical attention on his knee and was replaced by holding midfielder Fernandinho

Guardiola revealed after the game that: "I think he's gone to hospital. It doesn't look good. I don't know right now what he has but we will know tomorrow.

"They're diagnosing what he has right now. I'm waiting for the doctor to call me. He might be out for a while."

Guardiola's options in central defence are sparse with City having played just four Premier League games at the start of the season.

Vincent Kompany departed for Anderlecht in the summer, John Stones (thigh) has missed the last two matches and selection for Gareth Southgate's latest England squad, while Benjamin Mendy is still recovering from a knee problem.