Nasri to go under the knife

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is set to undergo surgery on his groin and is expected be out of action for a month, Blues manager Manuel Pellegrini has revealed.

Nasri missed the 7-0 Capital One Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday in midweek and after confirming the 27-year-old Frenchman will not be featuring in today’s Premier League match at Hull, Pellegrini said: “It’s serious because maybe he will have surgery in the next days.

“I’m not a doctor but I think he will be out for around one month. He was training but he wasn’t 100%.”