Manchester City attacking duo Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus both limped off in the team’s draw away at Selhurst Park.
Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace ended Man City’s 18-game winning run, holding Pep Guardiola’s men to a goalless draw.
They could have clinched all three points had Luka Milivojevic scored a penalty in the dying stages of the game.
After the game, Manager Pep Guardiola said Jesus will be out for up to two months but kept journalists in the dark on the state of De Bruyne’s injury.
“With Kevin, we were lucky, I don’t know what’s going on, we were lucky in the past. Today I don’t know what happened, today it’s about the last action, “said a disappointed Guardiola.
BT Sport football commentator Ian Darke said he spoke to de Bruyne after the Palace game and the Belgian said that he was ‘OK’ but wondered why Jason Puncheon was not given a red card.
De Bryune limped off and need help to get to the dressing room after the match while Jesus left the pitch in tears after 23 minutes.
Premier League clubs still in the title race will now have a sigh of relief and hope those injuries slow Man city down.
Man City lead the log with 59 points, 14 points ahead of 2nd placed Chelsea and 15 points clear of staunch rivals Manchester United.
