{"id":639689,"date":"2024-05-13T11:25:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=639689"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:25:48","slug":"manchester-city-nathan-ake-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/13\/manchester-city-nathan-ake-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Star Offers Injury Update Ahead of Crunch Tottenham Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City defender Nathan Ake has offered a positive fitness update after being forced off against Fulham on Sunday. The Citizens hope to avoid another injury blow in the final weeks of the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester City Given Early Injury Update on Key Defender<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Who Wins The Premier League?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THREE WAY WAR - Who Wins The Premier League?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6XQStPx9Lw0?start=5&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Another Crushing Win<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester City came into their game against Fulham on the back of a six-game winning streak in the Premier League. The Citizens showed no signs of slowing down as they crushed their hosts 4-0 with another incredible attacking display.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/04\/manchester-city-premier-league-player-of-the-season\/\" target=\"_self\">Citizens Star Given Massive Boost In Player Of The Season Race<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In their last four games, City have scored 15 goals and conceded only once, continuing their march toward the Premier League trophy. However, their victory over Fulham was tainted by an injury setback for Ake, who limped off the pitch with an apparent foot injury only 22 minutes into the fixture.<\/p>\n<h3>Latest Update From Ake<\/h3>\n<p>On Sunday, the player took to Instagram to respond to the messages that he received after his forced substitution against Fulham. The defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C61i3RiCxaD\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cTop performance from the team. Thank you for the wishes, I\u2019ll be good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/18\/manchester-city-rayan-ait-nouri-wolves\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Wolves Won\u2019t Make It Easy\u2019: Citizens Eyeing Summer Move For \u2018Phenomenal\u2019 Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Ake suggesting that he has avoided a serious injury, he might be able to play a part in City\u2019s final two games of the campaign. The Citizens will take on Tottenham on Tuesday before hosting West Ham five days later.<\/p>\n<h3>An \u201cIncredible\u201d Medical Team<\/h3>\n<p>Ake remains the only injury concern for Man City, who faced Fulham with a full squad. Avoiding injuries and maintaining the team&#8217;s overall fitness has played a key role in the club\u2019s push to defend their league title this term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/05\/manchester-city-liverpool-arsenal-chasing-history\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City, Liverpool And Arsenal Are Chasing The Premier League Title, As Well As History<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a press conference on Friday, Guardiola praised his side\u2019s medical team, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fSlHehUxPWg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t know about other clubs, but for many years, we have had an incredible medical department with physios, with a lot of work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that we were fortunate in the last season to have few injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City defender Nathan Ake has offered a positive fitness update after being forced off against Fulham on Sunday. The Citizens hope to avoid another injury blow in the final weeks of the Premier League title race. Manchester City Given Early Injury Update on Key Defender Watch: Who Wins The Premier League? 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