Team news | Thomas Frank's latest on Solanke and Bissouma | OneFootball

Thomas Frank had contrasting news on Dominic Solanke and Yves Bissouma's fitness on Friday.

He reported that striker Dominic - who last appeared at City on 23 August - is 'progressing well' after undergoing minor ankle surgery at the end of September.

However, the news was less positive on midfielder Yves, who picked up an injury on international duty for Mali in midweek.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Thomas reported: "Dom is progressing well after surgery, he's been back on pitch this week, he's progressing and going forward, that's good. Biss, unfortunately, had a situation with the national team, I think everyone saw that, so he got a ligament injury to his ankle that will keep him out for weeks."

Asked later if Dom might be available before the next international break in November, Thomas replied: “I think the good thing is he's positive. He's progressing now. He's still training on his own, so I don't want to be too excited or too negative either way. I'm actually taking a little bit day by day and week by week to see how quickly he progresses. Dom is a naturally fit player. There are some players that naturally get that fitness up to a high level. But of course, also he's taken into consideration he basically hasn't trained with the team since July. That's not to say it will take three months to get up to pace. It will take a little bit of time to get up to pace. How long, I don't know.”