Manchester City suffer injury blow with Omar Marmoush ruled out of derby with Manchester United
Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush has been ruled out of Sunday’s derby against Manchester United after suffering a knee injury on international duty.
Marmoush, who joined City from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59million in January, hobbled off after just nine minutes of Egypt’s 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw in Burkina Faso yesterday and scans conducted in Cairo this morning have indicated he won’t be ready for the weekend.
A City statement read: “Manchester City can confirm that Omar Marmoush has sustained a knee injury whilst on international duty with Egypt.
“The City striker suffered the injury in the early stages of Egypt’s World Cup qualifying match with Burkina Faso on Tuesday evening.
“Initial results on a scan performed in Egypt indicate he will not be available for the Manchester derby on Sunday, and he will now return to Manchester for more assessment and to begin his rehabilitation.
“Everyone at City wishes Omar a speedy recovery.”
