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Published on 2024-11-04 11:42:39
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Kevin De Bruyne is unlikely to start when Manchester City face Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday evening.
The midfielder was an unused substitute during the defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend and, while Guardiola says De Bruyne could have played the last 15 minutes at the Vitality Stadium, he wants to ease the player back into action:
“Kevin [on Friday] only started to feel better but it’s been a month and a half, and the game [against Bournemouth] was so demanding.”
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