Sinclair misses Manchester derby
Trevor Sinclair is the latest Manchester City player to be ruled out of Sunday’s derby at Old Trafford.
Sinclair has been plagued by a knee injury this season and suffered a recurrence of the problem during City’s Carling Cup defeat to Arsenal last week, his first appearance since the beginning of September.
The 31-year-old is due to undergo a scan and, like team-mate Ben Thatcher, could require surgery.
If the worst news is confirmed, it will leave manager Kevin Keegan without five key men for the match against United.
Sun Jihai is out for the remainder of the season after rupturing cruciate ligaments, Joey Barton is still three weeks away from full fitness after his own knee operation, while Claudio Reyna has already been ruled out with a groin injury.
“We just don’t know at the moment but it could be that Trevor needs an operation as well,” Keegan told www.mcfc.co.uk.
“We are having the sort of run you don’t want when you have a small squad but luckily the youngsters are coming in and doing us proud.”
