It is no secret that Manchester City were suffering from an injury crisis before the international break began, Six players were missing from City's 2-1 defeat to Brighton last weekend. Earlier this week, five City players pulled out of international duty because of their injuries and fitness concerns. The plan was that the international break would give the injured Manchester City players time to recover from their injuries.

Sam Lee has given us an update on Manchester City's injury situation for the Athletic. It looks like things are starting to look up for Manchester City. The champions have lost their past four games in all competitions before the international break began. City's squad has been hit hard by fatigue and injuries in recent weeks.

Kyle Walker is on the mend, according to Lee. He's working his way back to full fitness. From what we've seen of Kyle Walker recently, it's pretty clear he isn't fully fit.

It seems that City's defenders, John Stones, Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias, might be back in action against Tottenham. That would be a huge boost for Pep Guardiola and the team.

The news on Nathan Ake is not good. It looks like Ake is having trouble getting over his hamstring injury, which is another setback for him. Manchester City would really benefit from having the Dutch international back in action, but it might take a little while for him to get back to full fitness.

We're still waiting to hear on Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku. It looks like Doku might be out for a while as he recovers from a thigh injury. Let's hope it's not too serious. Jack Grealish was back in training before the international break. He was taken out of the England squad earlier this week, but the plan is for him to be back in action after the international break.