Kevin de Bruyne will spend four weeks on the sidelines following a hamstring injury he picked up in City’s 2 – 0 triumph over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
This is coming as a major blow to Manchester City in their pursuit of the Premier League title and as they prepare to face defending champions Liverpool at Anfield early next month.
De Bruyne, who lasted just 59 minutes in Villa clash, would miss matches against West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United and Burnley in the English topflight before their meeting with the Merseyside outfit, according to the club’s medical team.
This is now a double miss for Pep Guardiola who will be without his top scorer Sergio Aguero due to coronavirus.
The Argentine confirmed he is self-isolating after coming into contact with a friend who had the virus as reported by Daily Mail.
He returned a positive earlier this week and is likely to return to training towards the end of next week.
De Bruyne’s absence serves a huge blow for Pep Guadiola’s men owing to his incredible performance for the Citizens. The 29-year-old bagged his 100th assists for the club and has created more chances than any other Premier League player this season.
After the win over Villa, Guardiola said: “Kevin put his hand on his leg, so I have the feeling it will be something muscular.
“It is normal, these things happen with this amount of games.”
City fixtures De Bruyne could miss through injury
January 23: Cheltenham (A) – FA Cup
January 26: West Brom (A) – Premier League
January 30: Sheffield United (H) – Premier League
February 3: Burnley (A) – Premier League
February 7: Liverpool (A) – Premier League
February 13: Tottenham (A) – Premier League
