The 25-year-old centre-back has not played an official game since December 10, when he played the full 90 minutes for Portugal in the defeat against Morocco, in the quarter-finals, which led to the removal of the Portuguese from the World Cup held in Qatar.

On the official website, the 'citizens' posted pictures of Rúben Dias training on the pitch with his teammates, as well as John Stones, who missed the last two official matches for City.

The current runner-up in the Premier League, which also has the Portuguese João Cancelo and Bernardo Silva, today receives Tottenham (fifth), in a delayed game of the seventh round.