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Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo has been sidelined for up to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury at the weekend but striker Erling Haaland could be fit for \u200bTuesday\u2019s Champions League clash at home to AEK Athens, manager Enzo Maresca said.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ghana \u200cinternational Semenyo limped to the tunnel following Saturday\u2019s 3-2 home win over Ipswich Town, shortly after Haaland took a knock on his foot and ankle in stoppage time.<\/p>\n Maresca said Semenyo\u2019s injury was not as bad as first feared \u200bbut the 26-year-old, who has two goals and three assists in the Premier League \u200bthis season, needed time to recover.<\/p>\n \u201cIt could be eight weeks. Now the \u2060most important thing is recovery. When he is back in December it will be like \u200ba new player. Collateral. It\u2019s not muscle,\u201d he told a press conference on Monday ahead of \u200bthe AEK game.<\/p>\n Semenyo was among the substitutes against Ipswich but came off the bench in the 77th minute at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n \u201cWe tried to save him, we tried to keep him fresh, just give him some \u200bminutes, he didn\u2019t play a lot but sometimes things happen, we cannot control,\u201d added Maresca.<\/p>\n The \u200bmanager said there were also some doubts about Norwegian Haaland\u2019s fitness for Tuesday, but he remained hopeful.<\/p>\n \u201cHe can be \u200cavailable, \u2060we will see, we have a session now. We have some doubts after Saturday\u2019s game. He was quite good yesterday, better. So we will see today,\u201d Maresca added.<\/p>\n Haaland\u2019s double against Ipswich helped City remain perfect in the top flight with seven straight wins. The 26-year-old has netted in \u200bhis last eight appearances \u200bfor City, scoring \u206012 times.<\/p>\n \u201cFor sure, to replace Erling it is always difficult but we have some different options,\u201d Maresca said.<\/p>\n \u201cPhil (Foden) can be one of the solutions, \u200bnot the only one\u2026 but now, at the moment the number \u200bnine is Erling.\u201d<\/p>\n Maresca \u2060is eyeing the AEK match as a chance for City to bounce back from last week\u2019s 4-2 loss at home to European champions Paris St Germain, which left City 17th in the table \u2060with three \u200bpoints from two matches.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the response after the \u200bPSG game was quite good \u2026 It\u2019s a Champions League game, different competition, but the ambition has to be the same, \u200btry to win games,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n