Man City's Cherki To Miss Two Months With Injury

Manchester City head Pep Guardiola has confirmed French midfielder Rayan Cherki has been ruled retired for 2 months done injury.

The 22-year-old signed successful June for an first interest of £30.45m from Ligue 1 broadside Lyon and scored connected his Premier League debut successful a 4-0 triumph astatine Wolves, earlier starting nan nonaccomplishment to Tottenham past weekend.

Cherki was absent connected Sunday erstwhile City were handed their 2nd nonaccomplishment successful a statement pinch a 2-1 conclusion astatine Brighton.

Liverpool guardant Hugo Ekitike will return Cherki's spot successful Didier Deschamps' France squad for September's World Cup qualifiers.

According to a station from France's charismatic X account, external, Cherki has a "quadriceps tear".

The wounded intends he will miss nan first Manchester derby of nan caller run connected Sunday, 14 September.

Cherki was successful nan Lyon broadside beaten by Manchester United 5-4 successful an enthralling Europa League encounter.

After joining City, he said he wanted to "kill" Manchester United erstwhile he adjacent faced them.

"I [didn't] for illustration [it] erstwhile Manchester United won nan crippled against Lyon because I americium a Lyonnais," said Cherki. "Now I americium waiting for nan crippled [to] termination them."