Maresca expects Semenyo to miss about eight weeks

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said Antoine Semenyo could be sidelined for about eight weeks after a scan showed the winger’s lower-leg injury was less severe than first feared. Maresca expects the Ghana international to return around December, though the estimate is not a confirmed recovery date. Semenyo was hurt during the closing stages of Saturday’s 3-2 Premier League win over Ipswich Town. He had entered as a substitute, and Maresca said the scan had eased initial concerns about the injury. The manager described it as a non-muscular problem and said recovery was now the priority. The absence leaves City without a player Maresca had considered as cover for Erling Haaland at centre-forward. Haaland left the Ipswich match limping after a knock, and his availability for Tuesday’s Champions League game against AEK Athens remained uncertain in Maresca’s comments. The manager said Haaland might be available, with his condition to be assessed after training. Maresca said City had other options if Haaland could not play, including players who could fill the central attacking role. Phil Foden was among the possible alternatives mentioned in reports, while Iliman Ndiaye was...