Man City news: Benjamin Mendy accuses his own club of misquoting him about his injury
Premier League leaders had quoted Mendy as saying that the Manchester derby 'is a realistic aim' on their Twitter account
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BENJAMIN MENDY has accused Manchester City of misquoting him over his injury.
The French defender has been out since September with a cruciate ligament injury, but is well on the road to recovery.
The club's official Twitter account posted some "quotes" from the former Monaco man, that Mendy himself denied ever saying.
The club's post attributed Mendy as saying: "The Manchester derby is a realistic aim. That's half clear in my mind.
"I really want to play that game.
";I am coming back a bit quicker than expected.
"I think it's possible for me to come back within four weeks."
But this evening, the full-back retweeted the post, and wrote: "Not sure where or when I said that but... calm down guys, no rush or pressure it will take as long as I need until I'm 100 per cent."
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Mendy made an impressive start at City following his £49.1million move from Monaco last summer but made only five appearances before being sidelined.
The left-back suffered knee ligament damage in the Premier League leaders' 5-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium in September.
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The 23-year-old had initially hoped to be fit around the time of the Champions League semi-finals in late April but his recovery from surgery is ahead of schedule.