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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed French midfielder Rayan Cherki has been ruled out for two months through injury.

The 22-year-old signed in June for an initial fee of £30.45m from Ligue 1 side Lyon and scored on his Premier League debut in a 4-0 win at Wolves, before starting the loss to Tottenham last weekend.

Cherki was absent on Sunday when City were handed their second loss in a row with a 2-1 defeat at Brighton.

Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike will take Cherki's place in Didier Deschamps' France squad for September's World Cup qualifiers.

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

The injury means he will miss the first Manchester derby of the new campaign on Sunday, 14 September.

Cherki was in the Lyon side beaten by Manchester United 5-4 in an enthralling Europa League encounter.

After joining City, he said he wanted to "kill" Manchester United when he next faced them.

"I [didn't] like [it] when Manchester United won the game against Lyon because I am a Lyonnais," said Cherki. "Now I am waiting for the game [to] kill them."

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It's a pity that he has to go through that injury and it's going to be so tough on the City. Cherki has been a strong player in the team and he made a great impression. Injuries like this is a big disruption to the momentum of the game.