Man City's Marmoush suffers knee injury on Egypt duty

Manchester City are group to measure guardant Omar Marmoush earlier Sunday's Manchester derby aft he suffered a knee wounded while connected world work pinch Egypt.

The 26-year-old was substituted successful nan ninth infinitesimal of his country's World Cup qualifier pinch Burkina Faso - which finished successful a goalless draw - successful Ouagadougou connected Tuesday.

Marmoush, who joined City from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59m successful January, was wounded pursuing a robust fourth-minute challenge.

He initially played connected aft receiving curen connected nan section earlier being replaced by Osama Faisal soon afterwards.

A image of nan subordinate leaving nan transportation pinch medics was posted connected nan Egyptian Football Association's X relationship pinch nan message: "Omar Marmoush suffers a bruised knee ligament.

"The subordinate will acquisition an X-ray upon his presence to Cairo [on] Wednesday morning."

City's aesculapian unit will besides analyse Marmoush, who has scored 8 goals successful 28 games for nan club, erstwhile he returns to England.

The frontman has started City's past 2 top-flight matches - defeats to Tottenham and Brighton - aft coming connected arsenic a substitute successful nan 4-0 opening-weekend triumph astatine Wolves.

Pep Guardiola's broadside big neighbours Manchester United astatine Etihad Stadium connected Sunday (16:30 BST).