Kevin De Bruyne Ruled Out Due To Injury: Manchester City’s star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out of action due to a hamstring injury. His injury layoff could extend up to four months and might even require surgery. The Belgian maestro played a crucial role in his club’s treble-winning campaign last season, which saw the Sky Blues win the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Champions League. His time away from the field will surely affect the team’s title defense in all three competitions.
Kevin De Bruyne Ruled Out Due To Injury
While captaining Manchester City in their first Premier League match of the season against Burnley, Kevin De Bruyne signaled to the bench that he felt something in his leg. Only 23 minutes into the game, he was taken off the field.
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While City manager Pep Guardiola did claim that the issue did not seem too bad and that De Bruyne would not miss more than “a few weeks”. In further Kevin De Bruyne injury updates, it was confirmed that the injury was far worse than first thought.
In the press conference ahead of Manchester City’s UEFA Super Cup game against Sevilla (Thursday, August 17, 12:30 am IST), Pep confirmed that the injury was much more serious than thought before. While the master manager did not confirm whether the 32-year-old will undergo any surgery, he did estimate that the injury layoff would be for 3-4 months.
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Was KDB Carrying An Injury Into The Match Against Burnley?
While Kevin De Bruyne has not suffered an injury of this magnitude in his over six years with Manchester City, it seems that the Belgian was carrying an injury into the game against Burnley.
Those who watched Manchester City’s Champions League final against Inter Milan will remember that De Bruyne was taken out of the game in the 36th minute.
The injury, which is now confirmed to be on the same hamstring, forced KDB away from any pre-season games. He did come on in the second half of Manchester City’s loss on penalties against Arsenal in the Community Shield. In the same press conference where he confirmed the extent of the injury, Pep Guardiola believed that a shortened pre-season played a role in De Bruyne suffering an injury. But he did admit that the Belgian star consulted with the doctors and “felt good” about playing in the match.
Caption: Pep Guardiola in press conference ahead of UEFA Super Cup match against Sevilla
Photo: Manchester City
What Lies In in Manchester City’s future with Kevin De Bruyne ruled out due to injury
With Kevin De Bruyne ruled out due to injury, Manchester City might find themselves in trouble, The star midfielder was a crucial part of the club’s treble-winning side. His contributions, especially in the Premier League, were instrumental in City’s third consecutive league title win. He scored 7 and assisted 16 goals in 32 league games last season.
Manchester City played with a double-pivot of De Bruyne and Rodri in the midfield. With the Belgian probably out till the end of the year, Spanish midfielder Rodri will most likely lead the midfield, feeding the balls to the like of Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva ahead of him. He is also likely to be partnered by Croatian Mateo Kovacic, who was recently bought from Chelsea for 25M Euros. The 29-year-old is expected to take De Bruyne’s place in the playing 11.
KDB’s absence might also have an effect on City’s prolific goal scorer Erling Haaland, who broke the record for most goals in a Premier League season by scoring 36 in his first year in the league. With many of his goals assisted by De Bruyne, the Norwegian goal-scoring machine might see his numbers dip this season.
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