Manchester City are losing hope that David Silva will be fit for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea and the Spanish forward may even miss next Wednesday's Barclays Premier League clash at home to Wigan.
Silva has been having intensive treatment on the hamstring injury he picked up in the win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
City boss Roberto Mancini is publicly refusing to give up hope that the 27-year-old can make a recovery in time for Sunday's big game in the capital.
But it is understood that Mancini believes Silva's chances are 'extremely remote' and that he is now focusing more on next Wednesday's league game against Wigan.
Mancini's dilemma is that if he pushes Silva in to Sunday's game – as Barcelona did with Lionel Messi in the Champions League last night – then he could make the injury worse and lose him for a longer period.
With United's lead at the top of the Premier League now down to 12 points after Monday's result, Mancini has the league game at Tottenham a week on Sunday in his mind as a potentially crucial fixture.
He would like Silva to play in this, especially if United were to slip up in back to back away games they have at Stoke and West Ham over the coming six days.
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