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Pep Guardiola confirms Jack Grealish will MISS Manchester City's Champions League last-16 tie against Sporting Lisbon as £100m man continues to struggle with shin issue

Manchester City will again be without record signing Jack Grealish as they face Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The England international missed the Premier League leaders' victory at Norwich on Saturday after a recurrence of the shin problem that affected him while he was at Aston Villa last season.

Manager Pep Guardiola says the injury is not serious but the 26-year-old will not travel to the Portuguese capital for the first leg of City's last-16 tie.

Manchester City will be without record signing Jack Grealish (right) for Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon
City boss Pep Guardiola (left) has revealed Grealish's (right) injury is not a serious one

Guardiola said: 'He is better but for tomorrow he is not available, along with Cole Palmer and Gabriel (Jesus).