Kompany: Calf injury ‘not serious’

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany insists the calf injury that forced him to leave the pitch against Juventus is “not serious”. Kompany was replaced by summer signing Nicolas Otamendi after 75 minutes of City’s Champions League opener, with the game finely balanced at 1-1. Alvaro Morata scored the winner for Juve just six minutes later, but that disappointment looks unlikely to be compounded by a lay-off for their skipper. Manager Manuel Pellegrini suggested the 29-year-old would be in contention for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League meeting with West Ham, and Kompany shares that optimism. “It was just a precaution,” he said. “It is not serious, I know my body.” Defeat to Massimiliano Allegri’s side continued a frustrating sequence for City, who have been notoriously slow starters in Europe over recent seasons, albeit against some illustrious opponents. In 2011 they drew with Napoli, a year later they were beaten by Real Madrid and last term they began with a loss at Bayern Munich. Only a 3-0 win over Viktoria Plzen two seasons ago bucks the trend but Kompany was not downcast about his team’s efforts on Tuesday night. “It was a very different game than in previous campaigns…there was actually nothing wrong with our performance,” he said. “In that respect I worry a lot less than in previous campaigns. There was no panic and we did not feel we did not know what to do. “We played against a very good team, last year’s finalists, and they did very well. “We are a little unhappy but we can take confidence to the next game.” City had chances to put the game beyond the visitors, with Raheem Sterling wasting a couple of presentable openings, the first of which arrived in the second minute of the match.
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