Manchester City face an anxious wait over
injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne,
who were both taken off in the 0-0 draw at
Crystal Palace.
Gabriel left the pitch in tears in the 23rd minute
after appearing to accidentally injure his knee
when he slipped as he tried to control the ball
minutes earlier.
De Bruyne was stretchered off after a strong
tackle from Palace's Jason Puncheon, who was
booked and was also taken off on a stretcher.
But Belgium international De Bruyne was seen
walking back to the City dressing room
accompanied by two medical staff.
City boss Pep Guardiola told BT Sport: "He
[Gabriel] is injured. Hopefully not tough, but
maybe one or two months he will be out.
"With Kevin we were lucky. I don't know what
happened today. We were lucky in the past. But I
don't know what happens in the future."
The draw brought City's 18-game Premier League
winning streak to an end to as they finished one
win short of Guardiola's record, set at Bayern
Munich.
However, they remain unbeaten thanks to a last-
minute penalty save from Ederson, who kept out
Luka Milivojevic's spot-kick.
Guardiola would not comment on the decision to
award the penalty, which came after Wilfried
Zaha went down under a challenge from Raheem
Sterling.
"Maybe [it was penalty] -- I didn't see it really
well," he sad. "But if the referee decided it, it's
OK.
"They are a good team. We knew that. The
second half was better than the first. We had
problems getting going.
"At the end, Ederson helped us to keep one
point."
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