Marmoush ruled out of Manchester derby with knee injury

Egypt
forward Omar Marmoush will miss Sunday's Manchester derby after the Manchester
City player suffered a knee ligament injury while on international duty, his
club confirmed on Wednesday.
Marmoush was substituted in
the fourth minute of Egypt's goalless draw with Burkina Faso in a World Cup
qualifier in Ouagadougou on Tuesday.
He sustained
the injury following a tackle and tried to play on but eventually had to limp
off.
"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," Manchester City said in a statement.
The Egyptian Football
Association had said in an earlier statement that Marmoush had suffered "a
bruised knee ligament".
City host Manchester United
on Sunday with both sides needing a win after unconvincing starts to the new
Premier League season.
Pep Guardiola's side have
lost two of their opening three league matches.
Marmoush, 26, has scored
eight goals in 28 games for City in all competitions since joining from
Eintracht Frankfurt in a £59 million ($79.8 million) transfer in January.
















