Pep Guardiola, coach of Manchester City, confirmed that today Kevin de Bruyne He will also miss tomorrow’s Premier League game against Southampton at the Etihad Stadium and admits he does not know when he will return to the field.
De Bruyne, 33, picked up a muscle injury which forced him to retire at half-time of the Champions League match played on September 18 (0-0) and since then he has not missed seven games at City.
“I don’t know”
“I don’t know,” Guardiola said when asked when De Bruyne could return. “Of course, I would have preferred to have the full squad, with the number of games ahead of us, but it is what it is. So I hope you come back soon. But I don’t know yet.”
DeBruyne He missed five months last season after undergoing hamstring surgery in August 2023, but Guardiola did not answer questions about whether his current injury could also keep him out long-term.
As on Wednesday against Sparta Prague in the Champions League (5-0), City will not have Kyle Walker, Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish, Rodri and Oscar Bobb against promoted Southampton, the penultimate classified with just one point to their credit, but need victory at the Etihad to go top and put pressure on Liverpool, who on Sunday visit Arsenal, third in the table, at the summit match of the ninth day of the Premier.
Source: La Verdad
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