London March 6 (IANS) France s Chelsea midfielder N Golo Kante fainted in training on Friday and was thus ruled out of their squad which took on Manchester City according to an Espn report.
On Sunday Kante was a surprise omission from Antonio Conte s squad at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester where an insipid Chelsea lost 0-1 to English Premier League leaders City.
Espn quoting sources reported that the French international fainted in the dressing room at Cobham following Chelsea s training session on Friday.
His teammates were shocked and the club s medical staff rushed to take action.
After Kante was sent for a series of tests once he regained consciousness no underlying issues were discovered. Chelsea though did not take any chances and left him out of the squad.
Conte e wards failed to register a single shot on target in what was an abysmal display from the defending champions as City eased to a 1-0 win to extend their lead at the top of the table to 18 points.
--IANS
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