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Vincent Kompany’s career at Manchester City is in serious doubt after he sustained knee ligament damage, the 35th injury of his eight years at the club and one which should rule him out until after Christmas.
The captain hurt his right knee in a collision with Claudio Bravo during Saturday’s win at Crystal Palace and flies to Barcelona on Wednesday to be treated by Doctor Ramon Cugat, the specialist favoured by Pep Guardiola. Kompany is set to miss a minimum of four weeks and though there remains a firm desire from the player and Guardiola to try to re-establish him on a permanent basis, the prospect becomes more remote with each fresh blow.
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