Winner in difficulty last night at home against Brentford (1-0), Manchester City drew their success thanks to a goal from Erling Haaland, his 17th goal this season in the Premier League, but without his asset Kevin De Bruyne (32 years old). ). The Belgian remained on the bench the entire game, to the surprise of the stadium and its fans. The attacking midfielder would have felt discomfort in his hamstrings, Pep Guardiola did not want to take any risks.
“I didn’t want to take any risks with him… But he’s fine, it was just a question of prevention. He said he didn’t feel comfortable and the doctors told him not to take the risk.” he declared in a post-match press conference. Despite the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, the Citizens regained their second place, one point ahead of Arsenal and one point behind leader Liverpool.
