Nico O’Reilly ruled out for Man City vs Coventry after warm-up back injury

Manchester City saw Nico O'Reilly pull out of the Premier League game with Coventry City in the warm-up with an injury

Nico O’Reilly has been ruled out of Manchester City’s game against Coventry (Getty) Nico O’Reilly has missed Manchester City’s Premier League match against Coventry City after suffering an injury during the warm-up. The 21-year-old was named in Enzo Maresca’s starting line-up for City’s game at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon. However, O’Reilly pulled up during the warm-up with a back injury and after speaking with the club’s medical staff he went down the tunnel before his teammates. O’Reilly was then replaced in City’s starting line-up by their new £125 million deadline day signing Enzo Fernandez. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Maresca, meanwhile, has also handed a start to Iliman Ndiaye, who joined City in a £65m deal from Everton on September 1. Nico O’Reilly injured his back during the warm-up (PA Wire) Man City vs Coventry City line-ups Man City: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias (C), Guéhi, Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernández, Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland. Subs: Rulli, Kovačić, Aït-Nouri, Nunes, Bouaddi, Foden, McAidoo, Rico Lewis.  Coventry City: Rushworth, van Ewijk, Amenda, Thomas, Pinnock, DaSilva, Onyeka, Grimes, Rudoni, Mason-Clark, Awoniyi. Subs: Bentley, Sakamoto, Yirenkyi, Simms, Tchaouno, Latibeaudiere, Thomas-Asante, Torp, Hamer. More to follow… For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source