The forward suffered a knee injury while away with Egypt on international duty
Omar Marmoush will miss Manchester City’s derby match on Sunday due to a knee injury sustained on Egypt duty (Martin Rickett/PA).
Omar Marmoush will miss Manchester City’s derby match on Sunday due to a knee injury sustained on Egypt duty (Martin Rickett/PA). (PA)
Your support helps us to tell the story
Support Now
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.
Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush has been ruled out of Sunday’s derby against Manchester United with a knee injury.
The 26-year-old was injured just a few minutes into Egypt’s World Cup qualifier against Burkino Faso on Tuesday, and underwent scans in Cairo on Wednesday.
No timeframe has yet been put on his return, but he will play no part in Sunday’s derby at the Etihad Stadium.
A City statement said: “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.”
Marmoush, who joined City for £59m in January, has scored eight goals in 28 appearances for the club.
He joins an already lengthy list of injury concerns for City going into a busy week, with Napoli due to visit on Thursday before they head to London next weekend to face Arsenal.
There are questions over John Stones, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rico Lewis, Nico O’Reilly and Abdukodir Khusanov, who all withdrew from international duty this week.
Rayan Cherki, Mateo Kovacic and Kalvin Phillips remain out, while Josko Gvardiol is yet to feature this season.
Phil Foden and Savinho missed the defeat at Brighton before the international break but could return at the weekend.
PA