Manchester City are facing an injury crisis, with multiple players withdrawing from international duty early due to injury concerns.
A new blow has hit the squad, after Omar Marmoush was forced off the pitch just 10 minutes into Egypt's match against Burkina Faso.
The attacker has suffered a knee ligament bruise, which was confirmed by the Egyptian Football Association.
Marmoush will undergo further tests to evaluate the significance of the injury, which will help to determine how much time, if any, the forward will miss.
Pep Guardiola will be concerned by Marmoush's status, especially with an important match against Manchester United ahead.
City will be monitoring the status of several other players ahead of the derby.
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Marmoush is a new concern in attack for Guardiola's side, with Rayan Cherki already being ruled out of the fixture with an injury.
John Stones, Rico Lewis, and Nico O'Reilly all withdrew from international duty due to injury concerns.
Stones came into England's camp with a muscular injury but left early, with manager Thomas Tuchel not wanting to risk a further injury to the defender.
Lewis and O'Reilly pulled out of England's U-21 squad with unknown injuries, and it remains to be seen whether the youngsters will be available for the derby.
Abdukodir Khusanov suffered a calf injury in City's loss to Brighton, which caused the Uzbekistan international to pull out of the squad.
Josko Gvardiol, Savinho, Phil Foden, and Rayan Ait-Nouri have all been suffering from injuries, but all could tentatively return against United at the weekend.
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