Kompany to Miss Manchester Derby

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Kompany to Miss Manchester Derby

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Vincent Kompany could be out for a month after suffering another muscle injury as the club progressed to the quarter-finals in the Champions League, hence, would miss the Manchester derby this weekend. The City captain, who has endured recurring calf injuries, lasted just seven minutes at the Etihad in a goalless draw against Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday night. The Belgian centre-back was injured as he slipped in a challenge with Kiev midfielder Vitaliy Buyalskiy before signalling to the bench and hobbling down the tunnel, with a look of profound disappointment on his face. Kompany returned to action last month after suffering a grade-two tear to his calf against Sunderland on Boxing Day. In his post-match conference, City boss Manuel Pellegrini confirmed Kompany has injured the same muscle again. “Vincent, unfortunately, has a muscle injury in his calf like he had before,” he said. “We’ll know more tomorrow or maybe theday after tomorrow how important it is, but always a muscle injury is minimum of one month.” Fellow centre-back Nicolas Otamendi was also forced off with a problem, but Pellegrini does not think it is too serious. He said: “Otamendi has an important kick but we think just a couple of days for him to recover. We will see the way he develops.” Kompany’s injury is a huge blow to City’s stuttering title challenge. He is set to miss crucial matches against West Brom and Bournemouth, as well Sunday’s clash against United at Old Trafford. 

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