Manchester City face Brighton once again and Enzo Maresca's injury list is looking somewhat shorter than that of rival Seagulls' boss Fabian Hurzeler

Erling Haaland is ready to return to action for Manchester City(Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Seven players are set to miss the clash between Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion, but Enzo Maresca only has one injury to be concerned with heading into the match. Antoine Semenyo remains out of action with a knee injury.

The Ghana international will not be available until December after picking up an injury during the victory over Ipswich Town earlier in October. Semenyo was given an eight-week timeline for his return.

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City overcame Brighton in the Carabao Cup thanks to penalties earlier in the week, with Maresca finding success despite limited options. Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol were all absent after being offered a three-day rest.

That group are all set to return for the Premier League match, while former Chelsea boss Maresca also offered positive news on Matheus Nunes and Iliman Ndiaye, declaring everyone but Semenyo available. The Italian suggested the latter was currently in good spirits during his press conference.

"He's good. He's in a good mood," he said. He's inside the building [City's training ground], making recovery sessions and all the therapy that he needs. But again, it's too early."

Fabian Hurzeler has a great deal more injury issues to deal with as the Seagulls look to gain revenge over City. The game comes too soon for Stefanos Tzimas, who has been out for around a year due to an ACL injury but could soon return to first-team training.

"We don't want to force things, we need to give him the time he needs, we have to be patient with him, but Stefano has an incredible mindset. He has the mindset from a winner and therefore we are looking forward to having him back in our squad."

Ferdi Kadioglu, Chema Andres and Babis Kostoulas are back in contention for the game. "We are quite convinced they will be options for Saturday," Hurzeler said.

The 33-year-old German head coach still has a number of long-term injuries to deal with, however. Kaoru Mitoma, Femi Azeez, Zadok Yohanna and Evan Ferguson are all expected to remain out for around a further three weeks.

Pascal Struijk's prognosis is slightly better. He has been ruled out for the weekend but will be in contention for the clash with Brentford on November 5. (Manchester Evening News)