Manchester City have been dealt another injury blow as Gabriel Jesus will miss the club's final three games before the international break.

The 23-year-old has withdrawn from Brazil's squad for their upcoming international games against Bolivia and Peru on October 9 and 13 after the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed on Friday that it was alerted to an injury picked up by the striker during Monday's 3-1 win at Wolves.

 Jesus will be sidelined for at least three weeks, leaving Guardiola with no recognised striker in his City side for their league outing against Leicester on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, as well as their Carabao Cup tie at Burnley and Premier League fixture at Leeds next week.

  

The former Old Trafford coach has heaped praise upon the midfielder for the impact he’s had since joining the club from Sporting CP

Bruno Fernandes has been backed to replace Harry Maguire as Manchester United ’s permanent captain by Rene Meulensteen.

Fernandes has established himself as a talismanic figure at Old Trafford since his €55 million (£50m/$65m) move from

Sporting CP in the last January transfer window.

The Portuguese has contributed 15 goals and 11 assists in his first 27 outings for United, adding a much-needed creative spark to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side while leading by example in the middle of the pitch.

 The Red Devils have become a far more potent side going forward with the 26-year-old pulling the strings, and his inspirational presence has also been able to bring the best out stars who had previously been struggling for form in Manchester.

Fernandes is set to inherit the captain’s armband for the first time in a Champions League clash away at Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, with Maguire nursing a slight knock after a 4-1 win at Newcastle at the weekend.

Meulensteen, who served as Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant between 2007 and 2013, believes the ex-Sporting star is the ideal man to take up leadership duties having seen him raise the collective “standards” within the squad over the past 10 months.

“Bruno is an excellent choice because Since he’s come to the club, he has given United what they were lacking,” the former United coach told talkSPORT.