Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was not present as the first team returned to training ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League group stage match against Dinamo Zagreb.
There has been no suggestion from manager Pep Guardiola that the 28-year-old is injured, although some supporters on Twitter are worried that he may have picked up a knock against Everton:
Please God no.
— Shuaib db? (@shuaib_DB) 30 September 2019
Hope he's not injured?
— Kweku II (@YungHusband_) 30 September 2019
He did go off against Everton with an ankle injury
— James Kinniburgh (@jamesKinniburg3) 30 September 2019
Pep said there was no injuries Kev's just probably pulled a sickie.
— Peter Baker ? (@mrscotchegg) 30 September 2019
Who needs training, when you are a god
— Lehlohonolo Papo ? (@papomcfc) 30 September 2019
Guess he wasn’t fine after all
— Jeremy Lamm (@JLamm21) 30 September 2019
Confident he’ll be ok. No need to play against Zagreb
— Nick (@nick_rinehart) 30 September 2019
We shouldn't be using him for the game tomorrow, if he picked up a knock against everton rest him for the weekend and play foden
— el mago (@perrymcfc) 30 September 2019
David silva and Bernardo it is then.
— Lehlohonolo Papo ? (@papomcfc) 30 September 2019
Still, even if De Bruyne wasn’t ruled out for Tuesday’s game, there is a case to be made for not starting him anyway. City got off to an excellent start in the group with a 3-0 win against Shakhtar Donetsk last time out and the home game versus Dinamo could be an opportunity to rotate the side.
With the Belgian international in such excellent form, it would be wise to wrap him in cotton wool. The playmaker has scored two goals and laid on an incredible nine assists in just nine appearances so far this campaign.
