Omar Marmoush injury latest: Man City handed major update after forward pictured without crutches | OneFootball

A big boost awaits Pep Guardiola coming out of the international break

Manchester City have been handed a massive injury boost as Omar Marmoush closes in on a return to action.

It was later confirmed that Marmoush had suffered a knee ligament bruise and images circulated soon after of the 26-year-old wearing a knee brace and using crutches.

Speaking ahead of the 3-0 win over Manchester United, the Spaniard said of Marmoush: "A few weeks, I think, before the next international break he will be ready."

The Egyptian would end up sitting out Man City’s 1-0 win over Brentford and also missed his national team’s two World Cup qualifiers against Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau over the past week.

He was, however, present for the World Cup qualification celebrations on Sunday with footage emerging of him on the pitch to receive a warm reception from the Egypt supporters.

What was noticeable about the footage is Marmoush was moving around without crutches which indicates his knee is in a much better place compared to a month ago.

It remains to be seen if Marmoush will be involved against Everton on Saturday as Man City look to move level on points with leaders Arsenal - albeit potentially for a couple of hours.

Guardiola will face the media later this week and is sure to deliver a fresh update on the £59million January signing from Eintracht Frankfurt.