Overview
- Marmoush was injured by a fourth‑minute challenge in Egypt’s World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso and left the match around the ninth minute.
- The Egyptian FA described the problem as a knee ligament bruise, and Manchester City said initial scans indicate he will not be available on Sunday.
- City confirmed the forward will return to Manchester for further assessment and to begin rehabilitation, with the full recovery timeline to be determined.
- Signed from Eintracht Frankfurt in January for roughly £59–60m, Marmoush has eight goals in 28 City appearances and started the club’s two most recent league games.
- City’s wider injury picture includes doubts or layoffs for John Stones, Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol, Savinho, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis, Nico O’Reilly, Rayan Cherki and Mateo Kovacic, while United also have concerns over Matheus Cunha, Mason Mount and Diogo Dalot.