Manchester City wasn’t their fluid best against Brentford. The Sky Blues did manage to win the game 1-0, but were far from convincing. And a big reason behind that was the absence of star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian maestro was strangely on the bench. Even worse, Guardiola did not even look to summon his services as Manchester City tried hard to break down Brentford’s defense. This caused a lot of speculation, with KDB’s recent injury history coming to the minds of many. Coach Pep Guardiola has given his update on the matter.

The Spanish tactician revealed in the post-match presser, “Kevin (De Bruyne), because he has niggles in his hamstring position, So I didn’t want to take any risk on him.” Yet, the situation is ‘ok’ per Guardiola. He revealed, “Kevin is okay it’s more caution, prevention that I think. He didn’t feel comfortable, the doctor says a little risk and said okay after five months off we didn’t take any risk about that.

But, Manchester City missed the Belgian wizard’s brilliance dearly as Guardiola referenced his sublime pass in the previous encounter against Brentford. He elucidated, “But in this type of game, the second goal for example in in Brenford is an assist from Kevin and you need this type of players.”

More to follow…

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