Friday 17 April 2015 14:20, UK
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini admits he does not know if Vincent Kompany will play again this season.
The City skipper hurt his right leg towards the end of the first half of last weekend's 4-2 defeat to Manchester United.
Kompany did not reappear for the second half and was replaced by Eliaquim Mangala, who was at fault for United’s third goal, scored by centre-back Chris Smalling.
“Vincent is injured,” Pellegrini said in his press conference ahead of Sunday's visit of West Ham.
“It’s very difficult to know (how long he'll be out for). He has a muscle injury. "We always know the (approximate) amount of weeks he needs to recover but we don't know if he will be fit from now until the end of the season."
Kompany is one of five absentees for a City side who are in desperate need of a win after losing three of their last four Premier League games,
“Boyata is fit, he started working yesterday," Pellegrini added. "Jovetic, Bony, Clichy, Milner and Kompany are not fit for Sunday,
“Clichy has a groin problem, while Jovetic and Bony are recovering.”
