Benjamin Mendy has stepped up his recovery from a long-term knee injury by returning to training with Manchester City.
The Premier League leaders released photographs of the France left-back participating in a session with his team-mates on Monday.
Mendy, 23, has been out since suffering ligament damage in City’s Premier League clash with Crystal Palace in September and subsequently undergoing surgery.
In training today…@benmendy23 ?@sterling7 ?Fabian Delph ?#mancity pic.twitter.com/TyZCkJ3k8Q
— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 5, 2018
The developments follow an interview Mendy gave last week suggesting he was close to a return.
Mendy told the club website, mancity.com: “When I started my recovery, I had in mind the semi-finals of the Champions League.
“That was my goal, but I am coming back a bit quicker than expected originally so maybe it will be possible for me to return sooner than that. I believe in this.
Mendy made an impressive start at City following his £49.1million move from Monaco last summer but made only five appearances before being sidelined.
Raheem Sterling was also involved in training after four games out with a muscular injury.
