Manchester City have revealed defender Matija Nastastic faces six weeks on the sidelines with an ankle injury.
The Serbia centre-half was carried off on a stretcher after suffering an ankle injury in last month's Barclays Asia Trophy final against Sunderland in Hong Kong.
The club's website revealed the 20-year-old could be sidelined for four to six weeks.
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