"Cherki picked up a knock during the second half of City's draw with Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday. The 22-year-old scored the first goal of the game and had to be replaced by Tijjani Reijnders with 20 minutes remaining at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Dominic Solanke equalised with his second goal moments later and City went into their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Newcastle United wounded."
"The French international underwent pre-match checks before City's 3-1 win that sent them to Wembley and was fit enough to come on as a substitute in the middle of the second half. The fitness of Cherki, who is ranked at no.17 in FourFourTwo's list of the best attacking midfielders in the world right now, is understood to be subject to monitoring this week, but he came through his cameo unscathed and should be available if selected against Liverpool on Sunday."
"Cherki joined Man City from Lyon last summer and had to manage a thigh injury early in the 2025/26 season, scoring on his debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers but missing four Premier League matches before the October international break. He's started 12 of City's 20 league matches, scoring twice more, and has been a regular in their trio of cup competitions too."
Rayan Cherki was initially doubtful for Manchester City's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Newcastle United after picking up a knock in the second half of the draw with Tottenham. The 22-year-old scored the opener against Tottenham before being substituted with 20 minutes remaining. He underwent pre-match checks before City's 3-1 win that sent them to Wembley and entered the game as a second-half substitute. Medical staff will monitor his fitness this week, but he completed his cameo unscathed and should be available against Liverpool. Cherki joined City from Lyon last summer, managed an early-season thigh injury, scored on his debut, and has made regular league and European contributions.
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