A bit of good news for Manchester City with regard to defender Pablo Zabaleta. The Argentine was pictured leaving the Etihad Stadium wearing a cast on his leg after Sunday’s win over Arsenal, sparking fears he was set for a spell on the sidelines. However, it is understood the cast was purely precautionary and whilst it is too early to know just yet, Zabaleta could in theory be involved for the Boxing Day trip to Hull. City follow that with a key encounter with Liverpool at Anfield on New Year’s Eve. “Hopefully it is not too bad,” the 31-year-old said. “Maybe I can have an injection in there and be ready in, I don’t know, maybe 10 days. We’ll see.”