MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester City lost midfielder Ilkay Gundogan to a serious knee injury in a 2-0 win over Watford in the English Premier League on Wednesday that brought mixed emotions for manager Pep Guardiola.Gundogan appeared to be in tears as he was helped off the field late in the first half, and Guardiola said after the match that the Germany international would be out for a long time with damaged ligaments.The injury marred a welcome victory after goals by Pablo Zabaleta and David Silva ensured City bounced back from consecutive losses, to Chelsea and Leicester. The defeats had sparked criticism by many pundits of Guardiolas methods and philosophy, with his team slipping off the pace in the title race.With his defense also under scrutiny, Guardiola will be happy with the clean sheet -- only Citys third in the league this season -- but it needed Silvas 86th-minute goal to settle the late nerves as Watford sought an equalizer.Zabaleta smashed in Kevin De Bruynes cross to put City ahead in the 33rd minute before Ilkay Gundigan seemed to twist his knee in a tackle. Despite a determined effort, he was unable to run off the knock and came off in the 44th minute.Im so sad, Guardiola said, as it looks like well be without him for a long time.Gundogan missed the start of the season with a dislocated kneecap sustained while playing for Borussia Dortmund at the end of last season. That caused him to miss the European Championship in France.City is expected to give an update on Gundogans injury on Thursday.Odion Ighalo was given a rare start as Watford manager Walter Mazzarri rotated his squad, and the striker missed a great chance just before Silva exchanged passes with Raheem Sterling to score his first league goal since January.City stayed in fourth place, seven points behind Chelsea. Cheap Phillies Jerseys . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Richie Ashburn Jersey Large . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. http://www.customphilliesjersey.com/ . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. 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That includes a 107-82 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night when Chicago never led, trailed by as many as 25 points and committed 20 turnovers.The Trail Blazers, who visit the United Center on Monday night, didnt exactly paint a masterpiece Saturday. Portland held the Miami Heat without a field goal in the final three minutes of a 99-92 win as the Trail Blazers outscored the Heat 14-1 down the stretch.We did enough to win an ugly game, guard C.J. McCollum told The Oregonian.Portland (11-10) will carry a two-game winning streak into Chicago and will face a team that is in the midst of playing four games in five days. The Bulls (11-8) were unable to carry the momentum of an impressive victory over Cleveland on Friday night.Veteran guard Rajon Rondo was masterful against the Cavaliers with a triple-double. But like the rest of his teammates, Rondo faltered against the last-place Mavericks on Saturday when he had five turnovers while registering a total of four points and assists combined.Nikola Mirotic continued to struggle offensively for the Bulls. One night after shooting 1-for-9 against the Cavaliers, Mirotic went 0-for-4 in Dallas and failed to score.We need Niko to play, man, Bulls guard Jimmy Butler told reporters after Saturdays loss, according to the Chicago Tribune. When he starts thinking, it only gets worse. When you just play, great things happen.Along with center Robin Lopez, Buttler was among the few bright spots for the Bulls, scoring 26 points -- the 13th straight game he has scored at least 20 points.ddddddddddddWith Chicagos bench continuing to struggle to produce, the Bulls will again be without guard Doug McDermott, who has been dealing with concussion symptoms. McDermott was cleared to start taking contact on Friday night and will practice with the Bulls NBA Development League team as Chicago wraps up its grueling stretch with Monday nights game against the Trail Blazers before heading to Detroit to face the Pistons.With McDermotts return date still uncertain, Mirotic understands the need to start finding his touch from the field.I didnt feel very comfortable playing offense in some games, Mirotic told reporters. Ive had some wide-open shots I didnt make. Im trying to contribute in other ways.The Trail Blazers, meanwhile, will look to continue their winning streak as they begin a five-game road swing. Portland is 4-6 away from home and will look for a better start than they did against the Heat. The Trail Blazers missed their first five shots and shot only 32 percent in the first quarter before putting everything together down the stretch.McCollum finished with 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting while fellow guard Damian Lillard tallied 19 points on 6-of-18 shooting in what was the lowest combined point total for Portlands starting backcourt.Its good to win any game, ugly or pretty, because at the end of the day all that shows up is the wins and losses, forward Ed Davis told reporters Saturday. ' ' '