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Rayan Cherki made over 200 appearances for Lyon before joining Manchester City 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. " Gruda grabs late winner as Brighton stun Man City Arteta's cloak of caution ends in more Anfield misery for Arsenal Premier League: Guehi scores as Palace go 3-0 up at Villa 'I'm not Messi' - Rodri's back but what is wrong at Man City? Preview the new series of Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams Hugh Bonneville narrates Sherlock Holmes’ greatest cases Reflecting on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II A cricket match-fixing scandal that stumped the sport Arteta's cloak of caution ends in more Anfield misery for Arsenal 'I'm not Messi' - Rodri's back but what is wrong at Man City? Norris to 'go for it' after Zandvoort title blow 'Seagull provides more entertainment than teams in Old Firm derby' A transfer window to remember - but what could still happen? 'The most sterile game' - another controversial day for VAR 'I can't remember a worse VAR decision' - Murphy on King's disallowed goal Video'I can't remember a worse VAR decision' - Murphy on King's disallowed goal 'Ultimate dream' of 24 F1 races on £20K and 28 days' leave Fernandes scores stoppage-time winner as Man Utd edge out Burnley. Video Fernandes scores stoppage-time winner as Man Utd edge out Burnley 'He will bounce back' - Alexander-Arnold impresses on Real return Man Utd's vital win can't mask urgent goalkeeping issues 'What an innings! ' - Perrin, 18, hits record-breaking 42-ball ton. Video'What an innings! ' - Perrin, 18, hits record-breaking 42-ball ton Scotland shed past scars to achieve World Cup goal Channelling Viv and Lara - could Perrin 'dominate' women's game? England score 14 tries in record World Cup win over Samoa. Video England score 14 tries in record World Cup win over Samoa Cardiff rejection and running round potato fields - Bowen in his own words How can Raducanu close gap on top players? From worst to first - why hope springs eternal in the NFL Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.