Manchester City played on Sunday for a good part of the excellent Premier League game against Arsenal (2-2) without Kevin de Bruyne or Rodrigo Hernández, two of his best players. The Belgian star was sidelined with groin problems, while the Spaniard from Madrid had to retire in the 20th minute after picking up a knee injury.
In the absence of official confirmation, Rodrigo will suffer a rupture of the cruciate ligament in his right knee. instead, in De Bruyne’s case it is his own Pep Guardiola who reassured City fans by assuring that he will be ready to play again soon.
Tomorrow, against Watford
“I can’t say how long, I don’t know if he will be for Newcastle, but it won’t be long. He has discomfort in his legs,” said Guardiola after City-Arsenal referring to the league visit City will pay that on Saturday in St. James’ Park to face the ‘magpies’. Before, tomorrow, the ‘citizens’ will host Watford, from the Championship, at the Etihad in the 1/16 final of the English League Cup.
Last Wednesday DeBruyne He limped at half-time against City-Inter on the first day of the Champions League and did not play in the second half. Although not serious, Guardiola will not take risks considering his history of muscle injuries. So, in August 2023 he underwent surgery and was out for four months.
Source: La Verdad
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