SUMMARY
- Pep Guardiola provided an update on the injuries of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland.
- Due to a foot ailment, Haaland has not played for City. on the other hand, De Bruyne had a hamstring injury during the first weekend of the season.
Before Manchester City’s match versus Everton on December 27, manager Pep Guardiola provided an update on Kevin De Bruyne’s and Erling Haaland’s injuries. The star duo have been absent for a long time, so Manchester City’s performances have not been up to the mark in the English Premier League.
Due to a foot ailment, Haaland has not played for City since their 1-0 loss to Aston Villa on December 7. De Bruyne, on the other hand, had a hamstring injury during the first weekend of the season and hasn’t appeared on the field for the Citizens since.
Guardiola disclosed that while De Bruyne is back in training, Haaland might come back to action in January ahead of Manchester City’s match against Everton at Goodison Park. Regarding Haaland, the former Barcelona manager stated (via Sam Lee of The Athletic):
🚨 Pep Guardiola: “Haaland feels better but he hasn’t made one training session with us. Hopefully in January he can come back with us”.
🇧🇪 “De Bruyne last week he trained with us, today he had a little bit of fatigue because he’s training hard” — quotes via @SamLee. pic.twitter.com/SccSvFfAYs
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 27, 2023
“Still he’s not with the team. He feels better but he hasn’t made one training session with us. Hopefully, in January he can come back with us.” On De Bruyne, he continued, “Last week he trained with us, today he had a little bit of fatigue because he’s training hard.”
It remains to be seen what happens next with their two-star players and when will they make their long-awaited return to the Manchester City squad. Soccer fans will be hoping to see Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne back in action as soon as possible for their club.
When are Manchester City star duo Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne expected to return?
Manchester City are one of the most successful clubs in the past decade in the English Premier League as they have won numerous trophies season after season. One of the major reasons is because of their manager Pep Guardiola and another reason is their signing of star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
They won consecutive EPL titles with these changes and to top it off they signed the Norwegian sensation Erling Haaland in 20222-23. He helped them achieve the glorious Treble, breaking record after record set in the EPL. However recently in this 2023-24 season, Manchester City has not been performing up to the mark.
🚨🔵 Excellent news for Man City as Kevin de Bruyne is back — training with the squad in Saudi today. pic.twitter.com/EhZrpaU4AY
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 18, 2023
This is because of the injuries that occurred to their star players Kevin De Buryne (Hamstring) and Erling Haaland (Foot) which have kept them out for quite a long period and this has led to poor performances by the club. However, according to their manager Pep Guardiola, the star duo is set to return in early January 2024. Erling may return to the squad in early January 2024 with Kevin De Bruyne towards the end of January 2024 as per reports.