Savinho is ruled of today’s match against West Ham due to a knee injury

As the starting lineups were announced for today’s match between Manchester City and West Ham there was a surprise in the City lineup. Winger Savinho wasn’t named in City squad for today’s match at the London Stadium. Now it can be revealed why the Brazilian international will today’s match.

Simon Bajkowski of Manchester Evening News has reported via X that Savinho is out of today’s game with a knee injury. Furthermore, Bajkowski adds that Pep Guardiola is hopeful that the winger can recover before City’s next Premier League match against Brentford. There are no games next weekend due to the international break. The hope is that the extra time off will see Savinho fit when domestic football returns. Jack Gaughan of the Daily Mail has also shared the news of Savinho’s injury via X. Gaughan’s report can be seen below.

It is a blow for the world champions to lose Savinho for today’s match. The Brazilian has made a bright start to his Manchester City career. He looks to have added another dynamic element to City’s attack. But his strong start to life at City has come to a halt with a knee injury. The Brazilian international was substituted at half-time of Manchester City’s 2-nil win over Chelsea with a knee injury. It remains to be seen if the new injury concern is a recurrence of the injury he suffered at Stamford Bridge.