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Ruben Dias has won 10 major trophies during his time at Manchester City Manchester City have suffered a fresh injury blow with manager Pep Guardiola confirming Portugal central defender Ruben Dias has been ruled out for "three or four weeks" with a muscle injury. Dias, who suffered the injury in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Manchester United, will miss the entire festive programme and potentially the FA Cup third-round tie with Salford on 11 January. The 27-year-old also faces a battle to be fit for City's crucial Champions League trip to Paris St-Germain on 22 January. Dias has already missed seven games with a calf injury this season, adding to a defensive injury list that has seen John Stones, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji and Kyle Walker all ruled out at various points, while Ballon d'Or winner Rodri will miss the remainder of the domestic season after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury. "It's a muscular problem and he will be out for three to four weeks, " said Guardiola. "After 75 minutes against United he felt something. But he's so strong and wanted to stay on the pitch. Now he's injured. " Guardiola confirmed Stones, Akanji and midfielder Mateo Kovacic have all trained this week and could feature at Aston Villa on Saturday (12: 30 GMT), but said goalkeeper Ederson was "a doubt" with an unspecified problem. Amid City's current run of one win in 11 games, surprise has been expressed about Guardiola's use of youngsters James Mc Atee and Nico O'Reilly. City made a point of keeping both players despite numerous loan options. Yet Mc Atee has made just two substitute appearances - coming on in the last minute on both occasions - while O'Reilly is yet to make his league debut. But it seems they will stay at the club for the second half of the season, with Guardiola replying "I don't think so" when asked if players might leave during the January transfer window. Guardiola's mood was so downbeat in the immediate aftermath of the United defeat it was easy to imagine he might conclude he was no longer capable of doing the job. He gave his players a couple of days off afterwards and was brighter when he spoke to journalists in his scheduled briefing before the Villa trip. "We'd just finished a game that we lost in the circumstances and I was not happy, " he said. "I try to be honest about the feelings of my teams. We fell down six times [number of Premier League games without a win], we have to stand up seven. There is no alternative. "I'm fine. I'm a normal person with feelings like all of us. When the situation is going well we are better but it's normal. I would not go to the press conference if we were 1-0 up and expressing something that I didn't feel. " Latest Manchester City news, analysis and fan views Get Manchester City news sent straight to your phone Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Football latest: Premier League press conferences Man City's Dias ruled out for 'three or four weeks' 'Has there been a worse display from two keepers in the same game? ' A houseparty mixtape for Kiell Smith-Bynoe! Providing the perfect selections to take the party from the start right till the end Howard Marks: Britain’s most notorious drug smuggler The man behind the criminal moniker ‘Mr Nice’ The Buddhist monk who gave his life in protest Sister Chan Khong witnessed Thich Quang Duc's ultimate sacrifice and recalls the distressing event A duchess's public divorce which gripped the country Claire Foy and Paul Bettany star in a drama of secrets and suspicion, based on a true story 'Ugly rabbit' v 'Greedy belly' - Usyk & Fury's epic rivalry From gym to SPOTY red carpet - behind the scenes with Hodgkinson. Video From gym to SPOTY red carpet - behind the scenes with Hodgkinson Four key areas for Everton's new owners to address Why Rashford is 'lightning rod for criticism' Hewitt, Borg and others following their tennis parents Live your life, people will talk regardless - Saka. Video Live your life, people will talk regardless - Saka Hodgkinson wins Sports Personality of the Year 2024 Mentality, Paris effect & Malta sun - inside Fury's revenge bid Slot the difference - Liverpool's tactical tweaks under new boss 'He has rebuilt Arsenal' - now Arteta must clear 'hardest hurdle' How misfit Cavendish changed the face of cycling Everything you need to know about Euro 2025 Usyk v Fury 2 - all you need to know 'The award goes to. .. ' - England Test team's year in gongs Voyce - a wing who took flight with Wasps The best pictures from the 2024 F1 season Six countries, two hemispheres - how will 2030 World Cup work? Why Raducanu is giving herself a 'pat on the back' for 2024 © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.