Speaking after the game on Wednesday, manager Pep Guardiola said: “The doctors are speaking with him, but hopefully it is not a big, big problem”. Before then, here’s a few things you should know…
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Notably, Wednesday’s game was the first Kompany had featured in since he suffered a thigh injury in last season’s Uefa Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid.
Goals from Gael Clichy and Aleix Garcia ultimately sealed the deal for City, and while substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled one back for Swansea in injury time, but the Swans could not find an equaliser.
Dutch striker Vincent Janssen netted his first for the club from the penalty spot and further goals Erik Lamela and Josh Onomah rounded off the romp against a Gillingham side managed by former Spurs player Justin Edinburgh.
With City facing EFL Cup opponents Swansea back at the Liberty Stadium in Premier League action on Saturday, the league leaders have opted to remain in Wales.
Having started the campaign so brightly a January recruitment could be just what the City side need to ensure Guardiola’s men can go the distance and achieve success this season. “I have to work with my players, my staff and to pick up better results”.
While Manchester City have dealt with a bare minimum of adversity in the early going, Swansea City (1-1-3) are awash in struggles and drama entering a brutal stretch of schedule that will see them host Liverpool next weekend and come out of the worldwide break at Arsenal.
“Now we are going to think about keep winning games”.
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Meanwhile, there will be a London derby between West Ham United and Chelsea, who won a dramatic third-round tie 4-2 against Leicester in extra time on Tuesday. We were very disappointed (to lose to City) because it was in front of our fans and now we have another chance to play against them. We watch him every week, so we know how he plays.
