Pep Guardiola is already due to be without two prominent Man City players for the visit to Elland Road
Isaac Johnson Leeds United reporter
10:11, 25 Feb 2026
Jeremy Doku with Pep Guardiola
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Jeremy Doku with Pep Guardiola(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)
Title-challengers Manchester City are waiting to discover whether Jeremy Doku will be fit to travel to Leeds United for Saturday’s Premier League encounter.
The winger - who has 11 assists as well as three goals this season - has not played at all throughout February due to a calf injury picked up against Champions League opponents Galatasaray a month ago. Doku played the full 90 minutes in November’s 3-2 win over Leeds.
Josko Gvardiol also played the full game, scoring 25 minutes in to put the hosts 2-0 up before conceding a penalty in the second half when Dominic Calvert-Lewin outwitted the defender. That allowed Lukas Nmecha to step up and put away a rebound from the penalty spot to equalise.
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Gvardiol will not be playing in this weekend’s reverse fixture having suffered a broken tibia in early January. He is not expected back until April.
Additionally, Mateo Kovacic has been beset with two serious injury setbacks this season which have limited him to just 37 minutes of action this season, and none at all since October.
After missing the first five weeks of the season due to Achilles and ankle surgery, Kovacic has required a second round and so has been sidelined ever since. He could miss the rest of the season.
Meanwhile, Leeds will certainly be without Noah Okafor whose hamstring injury, sustained against Birmingham City in the FA Cup earlier this month, could also potentially see him miss more games.
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