Man City injuries compared to Premier League title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool FC

Manchester City enjoyed a perfect 24 hours in the Premier League title race. After sweeping aside Luton Town at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, their two main rivals - Arsenal and Liverpool - were beaten on Sunday afternoon by top-four contenders Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively.

That gives City a two-point cushion at the summit with six games remaining. Pep Guardiola's squad are in equally promising shape off the pitch, too, with England defender John Stones their only injury absentee right now - with the 29-year-old expected to return against Champions League opponents Real Madrid.

Arsenal are, similarly, fighting fit ahead of the run-in with Jurrien Timber still on the mend after his long-term knee injury. Here, we take a closer look and compare the treatment tables at City, Arsenal and Liverpool - with updates from managers Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp;

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Man City injuries

John Stones (muscular)

Return date: April 17 vs Real Madrid

What Guardiola has said: "He has some niggles, he's fine. He's not injured. But he didn't feel comfortable and we didn't want to take some risk. Nathan [Ake] and Kyle [Walker] wanted to be on the bench. Okay, go on the bench."

Arsenal injuries

Jurrien Timber (knee)

Return date: TBC

What Arteta has said: "He's got a few steps to make. He needs to play at least one game with the U23s. We're going to have an in-house game soon too. He's done everything in training now it's about getting him match-fit, having people around him and competing in a football match which is different to training. But from what we've seen in training and the time that he was fit, he's going to have a big, big impact in the team."

Liverpool injuries

Conor Bradley (ankle)

Return date: TBC

What Klopp has said: "Conor overstretched his foot slightly. The first moment and what Conor felt didn't look great, [but] now I heard a little bit that it's settled quite quickly.

"I don't know. Is the ligament damaged or not? I don't know, so we will get this information tomorrow or Tuesday, but it was very painful for him so that's not cool."

Joel Matip (knee)

Return date: TBC

What Klopp has said: "He's running. Yes, he hates that, but since he got injured, this is the best moment as it was very painful at the beginning, very painful for him, but he got through that. Now he's pain-free, but it all takes time. The season isn't long enough [for him to return]."

Thiago Alcantara

Return date: TBC

What Klopp has said: n/a

Stefan Bajcetic (adductor)

Predicted return date: April 18 vs Atalanta

What Klopp has said: "Stefan is different a little bit because he was out for much longer, but he's now training with us for longer, as well. But I think after the long spell he had without playing football it makes sense that we might give him a game at U21s and then let's see how he deals with that."

Ben Doak (knee)

Return date: TBC

What Klopp has said: n/a