De Bruyne will miss Man City for 6 weeks

Manchester City's Spanish coach, Josep Guardiola, revealed today that the injury will keep Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne out of action for up to six weeks.

De Bruyne suffered a muscle injury nearly an hour after City's victory over Aston Villa in the middle of the week in the Premier League competitions, and the tests that the player underwent revealed that he might need six weeks to recover.

De Bruyne will miss important dates for City next month against defending champion Liverpool and Tottenham, with his first match away from the team on Saturday in the fourth round of the Cup competition against Cheltenham Town in the third division.

Guardiola, whose team ranks second in the league, two points behind his neighbor United, with a postponed match up his sleeve, said on the eve of the cup match, "The doctors said that they will review the x-ray examination today, and this is what they did, and therefore the result was that it will be between four and six weeks."

He stressed, "We have to move forward. I do not reveal anything that no one knows about his importance to us, but unfortunately for him and for us he will miss an important part of the season. We must find solutions because everyone is suffering and we have to cope."

Guardiola also misses defender Kyle Walker in the match tomorrow as a result of his injury in the same match against Aston Villa, but the Spanish coach seemed more optimistic about him, saying, "It was just a kick. He will not be available tomorrow, but maybe next week (he will be with the team)."

City will also miss Argentine striker Sergio Aguero, due to his infection with the emerging coronavirus.

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