Kevin De Bruyne could be out until February 2024, Pep Guardiola says, as he admitted that Manchester City's transfer plans have been altered by the Belgian's long-term injury.
Kevin De Bruyne is Man City star attraction despite Atletico no-show and more moments missed
30.07.2023 - 15:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When Manchester City arrived at the Seoul World Cup Stadium to face Atletico Madrid, the pitch was effectively underwater.
A downpour around three hours before kick-off continued until the scheduled kick-off time of 8pm approached (local time), forcing a delay of 30 minutes, which turned into 45 minutes. After good work from the ground staff in Seoul, City were able to get their final pre-season friendly underway against Diego Simeone's Atletico.
A strong side went toe-to-toe with Atletico for the opening hour, dominating proceedings albeit with Atletico having the clearer chances. After both sides made wholesale changes, the Spaniards dominated and earned the win thanks to long-range goals from Memphis Depay and Yannick Carrasco.
Ruben Dias pulled one back late on, but a young City side couldn't grab the win before flying back to Manchester.
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We've picked out the moments you may have missed from a rainy evening in Seoul:
There may have been plans for Kevin De Bruyne to get some minutes for the first time this summer after a lively training session on Saturday. However with the rain-soaked pitch offering more risk for a player returning from injury, he didn't join in the warm-ups along with Nathan Ake and Cole Palmer as the trio remained on the bench.
It was no surprise, then, that De Bruyne sat out the Atletico defeat, but the fans present still got a good view of the Belgian as he was regularly shown on the big screens at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Each time, the decibels rose as the noisy crowd cheered at the sight of De Bruyne every few minutes.
Haaland got the same treatment after his substitution, so
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