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Cavani confirms tendon problem

The striker was forced to miss Saturday's game with City after scoring in our previous Premier League fixture at Tottenham and coming on as a substitute in the 2-2 draw with Atalanta in the Champions League last Tuesday.

He has been left out of Uruguay's squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Bolivia as a result. His country are currently fifth in the 10-team qualifying group in South America. The top four nations qualify directly for the finals in Qatar next year, with the fifth-best side securing a place in the inter-confederation play-offs, due to be staged next June.