Manchester City's Vincent Kompany out of Swansea clash

Kompany, 30, suffered yet another injury setback during City’s midweek League Cup win, also against the Swans.

Although the club has remained quiet on a return date, they revealed – with relief – that it was not a recurrence of the calf problem that blighted his campaign last season.

Kompany is the joint-most injury prone defender in the Premier League since 2012, according to a report in The Telegraph.

How long can the injury woes continue?

He might have a future at City – his quality when fit is undoubted – but surely not one as captain. Pep Guardiola needs to build a cohesive unit, even if that is one with the Belgian on the fringes. We’ve seen the Spaniard’s ruthlessness in the past; it would not be at all surprising if Kompany’s time as a guaranteed starter is over.