{"id":190456,"date":"2025-09-01T01:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T01:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/190456\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T01:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T01:25:10","slug":"30m-man-city-star-ruled-out-of-manchester-derby-with-injury-with-pep-guardiola-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/190456\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a330m Man City star ruled out of Manchester derby with injury, with Pep Guardiola under pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester United will return to action at City after the international break.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a frenetic start to the season, clubs are now taking a breather for the international break. But for Manchester United, there is an exciting game to look forward to when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/premier-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League<\/a> returns.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/fixtures\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">face Manchester City <\/a>in the late Sunday kick-off in a fortnight, looking to register a statement away win.<\/p>\n<p>There is bad news for City already ahead of the fixture, with one of their new signings ruled out with injury.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2210147033-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"Rayan Cherki playing for Lyon, looking dejected\" class=\"wp-image-265271\" \/>Photo by Molly Darlington\/Copa\/Getty ImagesRayan Cherki injury blow<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City are reeling from the news that new signing Rayan Cherki faces two months on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/ce8373rplwyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BBC Sport<\/a> report that the \u00a330 million summer signing from Lyon has a \u2018quadriceps tear\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It is a bitter personal blow for Cherki, who had vowed revenge against Manchester United after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-we-learned-as-manchester-united-beat-lyon-5-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lost 5-4 with Lyon<\/a> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/man-utd-players-ratings-against-lyon-harry-maguire-will-steal-the-headlines-but-9-10-monster-was-the-true-hero\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">epic Europa League clash<\/a> last season at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An emotionally bruised Cherki said when he joined City: \u201cI am waiting for the game [to] kill them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It will be bitterly disappointing to him to now miss the first derby of the season, and a little amusing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manchester-united-fans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pressure on Pep Guardiola<\/p>\n<p>With all the media attention on Manchester United, it seems Manchester City\u2019s poor start to the season has flown under the radar.<\/p>\n<p>After three games it is Manchester United who are ahead of City in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/premier-league-table\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League table<\/a>, despite registering only one win. <\/p>\n<p>City have lost consecutive games to Tottenham and Brighton and have only three points.<\/p>\n<p>While City can overtake United with a win next time out, all the pressure should be on them to do so on home turf.<\/p>\n<p>A draw would suit Manchester United better, while a win would really solidify a nightmare start to the season for Pep Guardiola, who will be without Cherki for the matchup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United will return to action at City after the international break. 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