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Laporte undergoes knee surgery after Brighton injury
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Published 04/09/2019 at 13:51 GMT+1
Manchester City are facing a defensive injury crisis after Aymeric Laporte underwent knee surgery after getting a knock in the 4-0 win over Brighton.
Aymeric Laporte blessé au genou droit face à Brighton
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The French centre-back got injured after fouling Adam Webster at the Etihad Stadium and was stretchered off after receiving a booking for the challenge.
It was then confirmed that he had suffered damage to his cartilage and lateral meniscus and he has now gone under the knife in Barcelona.
It remains unclear how long Laporte will be out of action but City are now down to two senior centre-backs, John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi.
The injury also prevented him from making his France debut after he was forced to withdraw from Didier Deschamps' squad having received his first call-up.
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