The 23-year-old Croatian was substituted early in the ⁠second half of Sunday’s ‌1-1 home draw against ​Chelsea.

"The defender will have surgery ‍later this week and assessment remains ongoing ‍to ‌ascertain the full extent of the injury and expected ⁠prognosis," City said in a statement.

City are second in the table on 42 points, six behind leaders Arsenal. Their defender Ruben Dias also went off ⁠due to injury ‌in the Chelsea match, and England centre back John Stones is sidelined too.