MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Former Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany was ruled out of his own testimonial with a hamstring injury on Wednesday but received some consolation after the club said it would commission a statue in his honour.
The match will kick off at City's Etihad Stadium later on Wednesday and the irony of being unable to play was not lost on the 33-year-old Belgium international, who spent a large chunk of his time in England in the treatment room.
"Unfortunately I won't be starting tonight or playing. It's typical of me, right?" he told reporters before the game."I'm usually just there for the end of the season. I've got a slight hamstring injury. I couldn't risk it tonight. Kompany was set to play for a City legends team against a team of Premier League legends, with proceeds from the match going towards a charity he set up to help combat homelessness in Manchester.
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