{"id":294882,"date":"2023-11-11T22:27:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294882"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:27:45","slug":"pep-guardiola-doesnt-know-when-de-bruyne-will-return-to-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-doesnt-know-when-de-bruyne-will-return-to-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola &apos;doesn&apos;t know&apos; when De Bruyne will return to training"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pep Guardiola says he won&#8217;t rush Kevin de Bruyne&#8217;s return to Man City despite the Belgian telling him he &#8216;feels good&#8217; after his &#8216;tough&#8217; hamstring set-back&#8230; as he admits there is no timeframe for John Stones&#8217; injury either<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The player underwent surgery in a bid to deal with a persistent long-term injury\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Guardiola also refused to put a timeframe on when John Stones might retun<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why we should get excited about Cole Palmer &#8211;\u00a0Listen here to It&#8217;s All Coming Up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester City are refusing to rush Kevin De Bruyne\u2019s return despite the club\u2019s talisman receiving good news this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian midfielder underwent another scan and is feeling stronger as he comes back from a recurring hamstring injury that required surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola refused to put a time frame on De Bryne re-joining his team mates in training as they hunt down a record fourth consecutive top-flight title.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I spoke with him two days ago and he said he feels really good but\u2026 recover,\u2019 Guardiola said. \u2018With these kind of injuries, it&#8217;s better not to put pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When he feels good and the doctors are confident, we can take the next step. You don&#8217;t want to go too early and have to go back again. A tough injury, surgery, so step by step.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/14\/77651769-12734643-image-a-14_1699624891010.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City have been unable to rely on talismanic midfielder Kevin De Bruyne after he underwent hamstring surgery at the start of the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/14\/77651783-12734643-image-a-15_1699624893856.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola is also facing the &#8216;big loss&#8217; of John Stones after the player picked up an injury against Young Boys<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne is not yet running, with the initial prognosis being that he would return around New Year. As they gear up to face Chelsea on Sunday, City are also without John Stones, who limped out of the midweek win over Young Boys with a hip problem.<\/p>\n<p>Stones had just recaptured his form after missing the majority of the season so far, with Guardiola claiming that City are \u2018in trouble\u2019 without the England international.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We will see when we come back from the international break, I don&#8217;t know,\u2019 Guardiola added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The doctor said to me it&#8217;s not as bad but I still don&#8217;t know. When he&#8217;s going to be fit again, he&#8217;s going to come back.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The partnership with Rodri worked so well in the defining moments of last season but this season we could not use it much. Now it&#8217;s time to reflect on what we have to do, to do better.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12734643\/Pep-Guardiola-Kevin-Bruyne-Manchester-City.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Pep Guardiola says he won&#8217;t rush Kevin de Bruyne&#8217;s return to Man City despite the Belgian telling him he &#8216;feels good&#8217; after his &#8216;tough&#8217; hamstring <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-doesnt-know-when-de-bruyne-will-return-to-training\/\" title=\"Pep Guardiola &amp;apos;doesn&amp;apos;t know&amp;apos; 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