Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola has revealed Kevin De Bruyne is out for a number of weeks after a hamstring harm recurrence.

Within the Premier League opener in opposition to Burnley, De Bruyne was taken off the sphere after solely 24 minutes. The harm the Belgian sustained within the Champions League remaining in opposition to Inter in June recurred, in keeping with Guardiola.

Talking after the sport, the tactician mentioned: “Sadly he’s injured once more. An issue in the identical place, he mentioned to me, as within the remaining of the Champions League. It’s a pity as a result of he had recovered properly however now we’ve misplaced him for a time so we’ve to mirror, speak to the docs, see what occurred.

“He needs to be relaxed, get well, and are available again. He was feeling good and taking part in good within the first minutes. It will depend on the magnitude of the harm however might be a number of weeks out. Perhaps it was my mistake [to play him] however when he’s injured after 15-20 minutes it’s not one thing mistaken [with the decision] – when it’s after 65 minutes it’s the fatigue of the muscle.”

Uncertainty surrounds the size of the Belgian’s absence, however provided that he was solely sidelined for twenty-four minutes the final time, Guardiola received’t rush the 32-year-old again.

A timetable for the participant’s comeback might be offered after assessments are carried out to find out the severity of the harm, though it is likely to be a while earlier than the midfielder is again on the sphere.