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Fernandinho has revealed he should return from the muscle strain that kept him out of Monday's defeat to Chelsea in '15 days or less'.

The 28-year-old was absent from the City team that lost 1-0 to Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Monday after picking up the injury in training.

There were fears he could be sidelined for up to a month but the midfielder tweeted on Wednesday to reassure fans he will be back sooner.

He is likely to miss Saturday's trip to Norwich and Sunderland's visit to the Etihad on Wednesday.

But there is still a chance he could recover in time for the FA Cup fifth round tie with Chelsea on February 15 and Barcelona's visit in the Champions League three days later.