Man City's Miedema may miss rest of season with injury

Manchester City guardant Vivianne Miedema whitethorn miss nan remainder of nan play because of a hamstring injury.

The 28-year-old suffered nan problem during nan Netherlands' 3-1 conclusion of Austria connected Tuesday - conscionable 15 minutes aft she was introduced arsenic a substitute.

Miedema will miss City's Women's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United connected Sunday, and whitethorn not characteristic again successful this run pinch only 4 Women's Super League matches remaining.

"She's pinch nan aesculapian team, she's positive, we're positive, but it's not looking bully successful nan consciousness of imminently being capable to effect immoderate of our games" said City interim boss Nick Cushing connected Friday.

"It's hugely disappointing for Viv because of nan domiciled she's played connected nan pitch, she's been truthful pivotal successful nan results.

"She's played a immense domiciled successful dragging this squad up and she's still doing nan aforesaid coming successful nan gathering room and connected nan training pitch.

"She's going to ore connected her rehab now and we're going to springiness her each nan support she needs."

Miedema suffered a knee wounded successful October that required surgery and kept her sidelined for complete 3 months.

If fresh she will apt beryllium included successful nan Netherlands squad for Euro 2025, wherever they will look England, France and Wales successful nan group stage.

City will besides beryllium without Jamaica striker Khadija Shaw, who has missed nan past 4 games pinch a hamstring injury, for Sunday's derby brushwood astatine their location Joie Stadium.

Cushing said German defender Rebecca Knaak and Japan guardant Aoba Fujino person returned to training, on pinch semipermanent absentees Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp, but stressed City "can't afford" to unreserved them back.