Knee injury
Marmoush is the latest crock
City will have to face United on Sunday without Omar Marmoush after the forward injured his knee while on duty with Egypt.
The 26-year-old lasted only nine minutes of Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou. He took a heavy knock in the opening stages, tried to continue, then came off soon after. The match ended goalless.
Marmoush, who arrived from Eintracht Frankfurt in January for £59m, has scored eight goals in 28 games for City. He will now fly back to Manchester for further scans and to begin recovery work.
His absence is a setback for Pep Guardiola, already short of attacking options. Rayan Cherki is out with a hamstring problem, while Phil Foden sat out the Brighton defeat before international the break.
City confirmed that early tests in Egypt suggested Marmoush would not be fit for the derby at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon.
Marmoush is the second City player to be injured during the international break, after John Stones withdrew from the England squad last week.
It is concerning that City already have a significant injury list, despite only being three games into the new season.
