Guehi has hip scan after half-time withdrawal

Marc Guehi underwent a hip scan ahead of England duty at the appointed time on Sunday after being withdrawn at half‑time in Manchester City's 3‑1 Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday evening and the medical team hopes the results are positive.

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Guehi was asked to come off at half‑time against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground and was replaced by Matheus Nunes as City fell 3‑1.

The England international joined Manchester City from Crystal Palace for £20 million in January and was named by Enzo Maresca in a four‑man captaincy group with Ruben Dias, Erling Haaland and Gianluigi Donnarumma after the Italian replaced Pep Guardiola as manager in June.

Guehi was named in Thomas Tuchel's England squad on Friday for the UEFA Nations League fixtures against Croatia at Wembley on Thursday 12 November and Spain in Madrid on Sunday 15 November.

His place in the Three Lions squad has been questioned after the half‑time withdrawal in Nottingham as City suffered a third consecutive Premier League defeat.

Maresca revealed after the game that Guehi asked to leave because of an injury, while Josko Gvardiol was also withdrawn at the break after a week of issues.

Nico O'Reilly replaced Gvardiol at half‑time, and the 21‑year‑old's fitness has been a concern for City after he was omitted from England's November squad on Friday because of a back problem.

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Maresca said the back issue has troubled O'Reilly since the 1‑0 home win over Coventry City in early September and that he is not fully fit.

He expects O'Reilly to return to the England setup, noting the academy graduate started the 3‑2 UEFA Champions League win at RB Leipzig last Wednesday despite the problem.

Saturday's half‑time withdrawal was Guehi's second in three Premier League games, after he was taken off at the interval of the 2‑1 defeat at Aston Villa last month following a loose touch that led to Nicolas Jackson's opening goal.

Manchester City have now lost three successive Premier League games, conceding six goals across defeats to Villa, Brighton and Hove Albion and Forest, and they conceded early in all three matches.

Jair Cunha put Forest ahead inside six minutes before former City striker Liam Delap scored twice, with Rayan Cherki's 52nd‑minute half‑volley the only reply for Maresca's side at the City Ground.

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Maresca criticised his side's lack of intensity after the loss, which leaves the Blues six points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal heading into the international break.

Elliot Anderson is the other City player in Tuchel's squad, having started at the City Ground on his first return to the club he left for £116 million in the summer.

Manchester City return from the international break at home to Fulham on Saturday 21 November, then host Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday 24 November and travel to Arsenal on Sunday 29 November.