Egypt forward Omar Marmoush could miss Sunday’s Manchester derby after the Manchester City player suffered a knee ligament injury while on international duty.
Marmoush was due to have an X-ray on his arrival in Cairo on Wednesday after he 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.
Omar Marmoush had to come off early in Egypt’s clash vs. Burkina Faso on international duty with “a bruised knee ligament” as per Egyptian team doctor, Mohamed Abu El-Ela.
The tackler’s contact with the outside of Marmoush’s leg raises concern for a potential MCL injury.… pic.twitter.com/HkkLsvxn5K
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The Egyptian Football Association said in a statement that the national team doctor had “confirmed that Omar Marmoush’s injury is a bruised knee ligament, and the player will undergo an X-ray upon his arrival in Cairo on Wednesday morning.”
City host Manchester United on Sunday with both sides needing a win after unconvincing starts to the new Premier League season.
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.
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