Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will miss their Champions League last-16 first leg at RB Leipzig on Wednesday on account of sickness, supervisor Pep Guardiola mentioned.
De Bruyne has been in good type for City once more this season, with 18 assists in 31 matches in all competitions.
Guardiola mentioned Aymeric Laporte would miss the sport additionally with an unspecified sickness and solid doubt on whether or not they would get better in time for Saturday’s Premier League match at Bournemouth.
“Unfortunately, sometimes it happens. He (De Bruyne) didn’t feel good right after the game with Forest… yesterday Aymer (Laporte) didn’t feel good. Another player is going to play. It happens sometimes,” Guardiola advised reporters on Tuesday.
City will look to show issues round after being held to a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, falling two factors behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Guardiola mentioned he believes that his facet remains to be in wonderful form.
“Last game against Nottingham was highest standards, I loved the way we play and we don’t win because it’s football. I do not have an answer on what happened in that situation,” he mentioned.
“Today we trained and it’s there but that doesn’t mean we’ll win. But I have a good feeling.”
He added that his facet would face a problem in opposition to Marco Rose’s Leipzig, who’re fifth in Bundesliga, trailing Bayern Munich by 4 factors.
City additionally performed Leipzig final season within the Champions League group stage, with Leipzig profitable 2-1 at house and City thrashing them 6-3 on the Etihad Stadium.
“We know the quality of them for many years. A culture for young players, recruitment, physicality, clear patterns of play, go to the channels, a lot of play in the middle … in the transition they are unstoppable,” Guardiola mentioned.
“Huge respect, I know the quality and it will be tough.”
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