Pep Guardiola has disclosed that John Stones will be out for a number of weeks due to a new injury.

On Saturday night, Manchester City defeated Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium to make it two wins in a row in the Premier League. Julian Alvarez’s spectacular goal in the 31st minute was the difference.

As the Catalan manages a continuous injury crisis, Pep Guardiola didn’t make a substitution during the game. This was due to the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones, Bernardo Silva, and Aymeric Laporte from the team’s arduous victory.

De Bruyne underwent surgery on Friday, and the 32-year-old Belgian is expected to miss four to five months of the current season as a result of his hamstring injury.Silva, who missed Wednesday’s first-ever UEFA Super Cup victory over Sevilla in Athens, was also out from the matchday squad on Saturday, though Guardiola is hoping to have the midfielder available for the trip to Sheffield United the following weekend.Laporte’s absence was explained as being caused by his impending transfer to Al-Nassr of the Saudi Pro League, which is expected to be completed this week for a fee of £23.5 million.But John Stones’ absence until after the international break in September has dealt Guardiola a new blow.Since starting the FA Community Shield loss to Arsenal at Wembley Stadium at the beginning of the month, the Englishman hasn’t played for Manchester City.Guardiola acknowledged the most recent injury setback in a statement following Saturday’s victory at the Etihad Stadium.We need to return because John Stones won’t be ready until after the international break and Kevin De Bruyne won’t be for four to five months, according to how people return.Stones, who has already been sidelined for three games, is expected to miss the forthcoming Premier League fixtures against Fulham and Sheffield United.After the international break, Manchester City will resume play on September 16 when they take on West Ham United at the London Stadium before their first UEFA Champions League Group Stage fixture.Due to Manchester City’s lack of a midweek game prior to Sunday’s trip to Bramall Lane, the 52-year-old was also dubious if Silva would be available for the meeting next weekend.“Perhaps Bernardo (Silva)… Errrr… Hmmmm… And, yes, I believe… nevertheless Bernardo I have no idea when he will return; perhaps tomorrow (Sunday).”I’m unsure about the rest. But because it has been so tough since Arsenal and everything, we now have eight days with one or two days off.We will attempt to do some training on our guiding principles and ideas.