De Bruyne was taken off midway through the first half of City’s 3-0 win at Turf Moor with a suspected hamstring injury.
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury in the first half of the club’s Premier League opener against Burnley on Friday.
The Belgian midfielder was taken off midway through the first half of City’s 3-0 win at Turf Moor with a suspected hamstring injury.
“We have to decide his surgery. It will be a few months out,” Guardiola said in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Super Cup final against Sevilla.
He added: “We will decide in the next days. Surgery is surgery. Three or four months out.”
De Bruyne was also replaced during the 2023 Champions League final against Italian opponents Inter Milan after suffering a hamstring injury.
De Bruyne is a major loss for Pep Guardiola and he will also be a loss to thousands of Fantasy Premier League managers. So who do you get in to replace De Bruyne?
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City face Europa League winners Sevilla in the Super Cup final in Athens on Wednesday night and will be hoping to win their first silverware of the season.
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