Man City evening headlines as De Bruyne injury blow confirmed

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, October 4.Pep Guardiola outlines Liverpool preparationManchester City players will have a day off tomorrow to keep them well-rested ahead of Sunday’s crunch match with Liverpool, Pep Guardiola has confirmed."[Today] is recovery, I’ve looked at the forecast for the next few days and we have sunshine in Manchester, which is good.

straight to your inboxBernardo makes Premier League title predictionManchester City playmaker Bernardo Silva believes the points tally to win this season's Premier League will be lower than in recent seasons.

straight to your inboxKoeman hands City Messi boost Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has not ruled out Lionel Messi leaving the club next summer. The Barca star confirmed over the summer his intention to leave the Camp Nou, but after a stand-off with the club regarding the validity of a release clause he opted to stay and avoid a damaging court battle.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Saturday, 17 October.Aguero and Sterling latest ahead of Arsenal clashManchester City could have both Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling available for selection for today’s game against Arsenal. Pep Guardiola will be without midfield ace Kevin De Bruyne, though, after he picked up an injury while on international duty with Belgium.

straight to your inboxManchester City could welcome Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero back to face Arsenal.Kevin De Bruyne has added to Pep Guardiola's injury worries with the Belgian joining Gabriel Jesus on the sidelines after picking up a problem on international duty.However, Sterling has trained "much better in the last few days" after pulling out of the England squad with a minor hamstring injury and should be in contention for the Premier League game against Mikel Arteta's side.And there

straight to your inboxThe international break is over and now there is a chance for Manchester City to get back on track when they welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium tomorrow.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be without Kevin De Bruyne for Saturday's game against Arsenal but should start record signing Ruben Dias after he made his debut against Leeds last time out.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have been reacting to the blow of losing star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to injury on social media this afternoon.De Bruyne was ruled out of City's clash with Arsenal on Saturday evening with an injury picked up while on international duty with Belgium. Pep Guardiola confirmed the news today, confirming in today's press conference that De Bruyne is out but for just how long he does not know.

straight to your inboxArsenal fans have been quick to admit they are happy not to be facing Man City star Kevin De Bruyne this weekend - but there is a catch.De Bruyne has been ruled out of action for the clash at the Etihad Stadium, though it has not been confirmed how long he will be on the sidelines.

straight to your inboxMan City have been ‘unlucky’, claims Arteta Mikel Arteta has described Manchester City’s start to the new season as ‘unlucky’.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday 14 October.Belgium boss Roberto Martinez has said that Kevin De Bruyne was released early from international duty in order to protect the player’s ‘well-being’.De Bruyne was withdrawn from the Belgium squad to face Iceland this evening having been substituted after 73 minutes in the defeat by England.De Bruyne faces a busy period with City playing seven matches between now and November 7.“The opposite - with

straight to your inboxManchester City and Belgium are trying to prevent Kevin De Bruyne from picking up a more troublesome injury amid wider concerns over fatigue. Having again raised the issue of the demands of the football calendar, De Bruyne appeared to ask to come off during Saturday's international with England and has been released early rather than involved against Iceland.

straight to your inboxHere are your evening headlines for Tuesday, October 13.Sevilla defender breaks silence on City interest Jules Kounde says joining Manchester City would have been a “good opportunity” after the Premier League club showed interest in the Sevilla centre-back during the summer. City made the capture of a new defender to play alongside Aymeric Laporte a priority for the transfer window, ultimately signing Ruben Dias from Benfica as well as Nathan Ake from Bournemouth.

straight to your inboxDe Bruynereturns to CityKevin De Bruyne has returned from international duty early following his substitution against England at Wembley.The midfielder was withdrawn during the second half of Belgium’s 2-1 defeat on Sunday as a precaution, according to national team boss Roberto Martínez.Belgium’s official Twitter account revealed that De Bruyne had not travelled with the rest of the squad for their UEFA Nations League tie against Iceland.The severity of De Bruyne’s injury

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has returned to Manchester City after picking up an injury on international duty, Belgium have confirmed.De Bruyne was in action for his country at Wembley on Sunday as they took on England in the Nations League and had to cut his fine performance short after picking up an injury.Despite De Bruyne's efforts, England came back from Romelu Lukaku's early penalty to win 2-1, with Marcus Rashford equalising with his own spot-kick and Mason Mount scoring with a

straight to your inboxAngelino has reminded people of his Manchester roots with a thinly veiled dig at Manchester United.The fullback is on loan at RB Leipzig from Manchester City and was discussing Leipzig’s Champions League opponents which are Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir and United.He told rblive.de: “I don’t know that much about Basaksehir.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne was substituted in Belgium's defeat by England as a precaution as he was not feeling 100 per cent, handing Manchester City a new injury concern. De Bruyne was in fine form for his country at Wembley, as Belgium dominated much of the first half in the Nations League clash, despite England keeping the score at 1-1 at half time.

De Bruyne makes injury predictionAfter a hectic schedule following lockdown earlier in 2020, Kevin de Bruyne has expressed his concern about potential injury issues. “I've played flat out for two years - but nobody listens to the players.

England will be hoping to stick to winning ways as they face Belgium this afernoon.Gareth Southgate's side continue their Nations League campaign on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.The Three Lions currently remain unbeaten, having ended their friendly game against Wales 3-0 on Thursday after a shake up to the line-up.But Belgium are set to be tough opponents as Roberto Martinez's team, featuring Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, have won both of their matches so far.The behind-closed-doors game is on