Man City dealt huge Savinho injury blow vs Tottenham in latest Pep Guardiola problem

Manchester City are sweating over the fitness of Savinho, who had to be taken off a stretcher 63 minutes into Wednesday's League Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur.

The winger appeared to have sustained a problem with his ankle and looked in discomfort as he was taken away from the field by medical staff.

Savinho picked up the issue after trying to cross the ball just before the hour mark, seemingly putting weight on his right ankle when going to ground. The Brazilian was down for a number of minutes before the stretcher was called for.

He was replaced by academy product Jacob Wright. City meanwhile saw Manuel Akanji pick up a calf injury during the warm-up after being selected to start.

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Savinho, 20, has missed one previous match this season through injury, sitting out the 3-1 win at West Ham in August with a knee issue. Pep Guardiola faces a potential selection headache for the weekend's trip to Bournemouth with several wingers doubts for the fixture.

Jack Grealish faces a late fitness call while Jeremy Doku is expected to be out until just before the international break. Neither made the squad that travelled to Tottenham.

Man City already have a number of players sidelined, including Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker and Oscar Bobb. Their return dates are unknown while Ballon d'Or winner Rodri is not expected to play again this season.

After Bournemouth on Saturday, the Blues face Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday in the Champions League before a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion the following weekend before the international break.