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Bridge out for two weeks
Wayne Bridge will miss at least the next fortnight of City's season after undergoing a hernia operation. The Blues' left-back suffered a twinge in training last week which had made him a slight doubt for Sunday's trip to Sunderland. He was declared fit to play, but when manager Roberto Mancini decided to shuffle his team after going 1-0 down, he decided to sacrifice Bridge to avoid aggravating the injury. City's medical staff decided on Monday that surgery was required, and the 29-year-old went under the knife yesterday. He will be out for a minimum of two weeks, meaning he misses Sunday's trip to Fulham and successive home games against Everton and Wigan. Mancini will now turn to either Javier Garrido, who has been given a new lease of life after the Italian took over as manager, or Sylvinho. Garrido appeared to be heading out of the exit door in the winter transfer window, his only glimpses of the first team under Mark Hughes coming with three stints on the subs' bench in September. But he figured in eight out of the first nine games under Mancini, with Bridge suffering from a knee problem. Since Bridge's return he has again taken a back-seat, but is likely to get the nod ahead of Sylvinho. Meanwhile, Vincent Kompany has been voted City's player of the month for February. The big Belgian defender was ahead of Craig Bellamy and Bridge.| Submit Comments| Comments (10)| PrintWhat's this? Emaildel.icio.usDiggredditFacebookStumbleUponNewsvineGoogle BookmarksNetscapeTechnoratiWindows LiveYahoo! MyWebMa.gnolia
