When the team lineups were announced ahead of Manchester City’s 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the FA Community Shield, Matheus Nunes was named amongst the substitutes. However, the Manchester City right-back suffered an injury in the warm-up and his spot on the bench was taken by Vitor Reis. Ahead of Manchester City’s opening Premier League fixture against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, the fitness of Matheus Nunes is a story to monitor for the week.
Matheus Nunes suffered an injury during Manchester City’s warm-up in Cardiff.
Oli Gamp has reported for The Sun that Matheus Nunes suffered an injury during Manchester City’s warm-up on Sunday. There has been no further update provided on the injury that Nunes sustained. Furthermore, The Sun reports that Matheus Nunes was consoled and needed support from a Manchester City physio.
Manchester City will be hoping that Matheus Nunes can play against Bournemouth given how important he is to them.
All attention will now shift towards any updates from Manchester City training this week to see if Matheus Nunes trains. If the Portuguese international trains this week it would indicate that he is available to play against Bournemouth. It is hoped that Nunes is ready to go this weekend. He is a vital player for his team.
Matheus Nunes is by far Manchester City’s first-choice right-back. He is firmly established in the role. That is a credit to Nunes, who began life at City as a midfielder before becoming one of the top right-backs in the Premier League. The defensive ability and pace of Nunes is crucial to his team. As is his ability to get forward. Abdukodir Khusanov started at right-back against Arsenal and didn’t look comfortable in the role. Khusanov would seem likely to start at right-back again this weekend if Nunes is unavailable to play.
It remains to be seen what injury Matheus Nunes suffered on Sunday. It is hoped that it isn’t severe as Enzo Maresca will want all hands on deck for the opening weekend of the 2026-27 season.