City wait for Micah scan

MANCHESTER City face an anxious wait before learning the severity of the shoulder injury Micah Richards sustained in yesterday’s 3–1 win at Sunderland, writes TONY BUGBY.

The 20-year-old did not reappear for the second half after receiving a painful blow to the joint and was forced to withdraw from the England squads which were named last night.

“Micah will have a scan and hopefully he has not damaged the cartilage in his shoulder,” explained manager Mark Hughes, who has completed two more signings.

Right-back Pablo Zabaleta, an Olympic Games gold medalist with Argentina, has been bought from Spanish club Espanyol for a fee of around £6.5million.

Glauber Berti, capped once at full international level by Brazil, is a central defender signed on a season-long contract from German second division side FC Nuremberg.