Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says Eliaquim Mangala won't be ready for their opener with Newcastle United.
The French centre-back signed for the club in a £32m deal this summer but he has not had sufficient training with his new team to be passed ready to play by Pellegrini.
He said: "Just Alvaro Negredo is injured. Mangala needs to work more with the team, he will not play this weekend."
Pellegrini has also lead his team in the US, and spoke about their pre-season so far.
"I'm not 'happy-happy' because we need more days to train as some arrived late. It was important they had a good rest after WC but we will see how we do. <> "We had a good pre-season with the rest of the squad."
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