Vincent Kompany testimonial: Belgian defender ruled out of Man City Legends vs Premier League All Stars XI through injury

The Anderlecht player-manager has picked up a hamstring injury and will not play a part in the charity match

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Vincent Kompany will miss his own testimonial through injury.

The former Manchester City captain will not take part in the charity match at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

The Belgian suffered from numerous injuries in the latter part of his career and despite transitioning to a manager with his player-coach role with Anderlecht, the 33-year-old has picked up a knock to rule him out.

After limping off in Anderlecht's victory over Genk, Kompany's body has betrayed him once again, with the irony not lost on the 33-year-old.

"It’s typical of me, I’ve got a slight hamstring injury so I couldn’t risk it tonight but there’s a low of awesome players," Kompany said.

"Unfortunately I can't start or even play. I have a slight hamstring injury and can't risk it. It's typical me.

"It’s a celebration to say goodbye and I don’t have to be on the pitch. It’s for an unbelievable cause."

Kompany is injured for his own testimonial (Getty)

Man City Legends

GK - Joe Hart, Costel Pantilimon

DF - Vincent Kompany, Joleon Lescott, Micah Richards, Kolo Toure, Pablo Zabaleta, Richard Dunne, Gael Clichy

MF - Nigel de Jong, Samir Nasri, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Stephen Ireland, David Silva, Dietmar Hamann, James Milner

FW - Craig Bellamy, Sergio Aguero, Mario Balotelli, Benjani

Premier League All Stars

GK - Edwin van der Sar, Shay Given

DF - Phil Neville, Gary Neville, John O'Shea, Wes Brown

MF - Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Rafael van der Vaart, Cesc Fabregas

FW - Thierry Henry, Robin van Persie