Kevin De Bruyne has been tipped to end up playing alongside Rodri in the Manchester City team.
31.12.2023 - 11:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City supporters were ecstatic to see Kevin De Bruyne named on the bench in the 2-0 win over Sheffield United.
Although Pep Guardiola deprived him of any action, watching the Belgian warm up following a four-month lay-off immediately improved City fans’ hopes about the Premier League title race. De Bruyne received a raucous reception when he jogged along the touchline - his first sighting since suffering a hamstring injury on the opening day.
There was, however, no sign of Erling Haaland, the other superstar City need back to supercharge their title hopes. The 23-year-old has not been seen since the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa at the beginning of the month.
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A routine win over the Blades continued Guardiola’s post-Christmas rebuild while placing the onus on Arsenal and Liverpool ahead of their fixtures. MEN Sport has provided an update on the City injury list following the 2-0 win at the Etihad.
Latest:Haaland has missed City's last three matches with what Guardiola has described as a 'stress' injury in his foot.
Potential return date:TBC
What Guardiola has said: "The doctors will see him and we will see how he feels. He had treatment away.
"Sometimes players recover quickly, sometimes longer. Day by day, week by week, how he feels. [In] the moment he doesn't have pain he will play."
Potential return date: January 7 (vs Huddersfield)
What Guardiola has said: "I would say not (whether he would play vs Sheffield United). But he's training and we spoke yesterday about him being on the bench and in the routine and the locker room. He's one of our captains so it's important. It's really
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