Pep Guardiola-led side were due to land in Leipzig on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a match slated for Wednesday but their departure from Manchester airport was delayed because of a severe wind warning.
The club are hopeful of arriving in Germany on Tuesday night but were forced to move their media commitments, which were due to be held at Leipzig’s stadium, to Manchester. ESPN reports that City’s players trained at their CFA training base on Tuesday morning with both Bernardo Silva and John Stones present. Silva last played on Sept. 19, while Stones hasn’t featured for either club or country since the Community Shield defeat on Aug. 30.
Bad weather around Luton meant Mikel Arteta and his squad were stuck at the airport for almost five hours before finally making it to France.