Pablo Zabaleta out for a month due to knee injury

The 30-year old Manchester City and Argentina right back will be out of action for one month due to a knee injury picked up in training.

The City defender, yet to start a game this season, will hope to be in contention for the Blues' opening Champions League game in mid-September but could miss up to six games with Bacary Sagna likely to continue to fill the right-back spot.

manager Manuel Pellegrini confirmed saying,

"Pablo Zabaleta has a problem in his knee, with the ligament."

Zabaleta told the club website:

"It happened in training," confirmed the Argentina defender. "It's the first time in 12 years of senior football that I've ever been injured like this so it's a blow, especially at the start of the season."