Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is not guaranteed to be in the starting lineup when the league leaders host Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Knee injuries have sidelined him for large parts of this season, however, and the Belgium international has started only four Premier League games. "It's quite possible," Guardiola told reporters when he was asked whether De Bruyne would be on the bench. De Bruyne did not start Wednesday's 2-0 win at Everton, and Guardiola said it was a tactical decision to leave him on the bench. — Manchester City (@ManCity) February 8, 2019"At Goodison (Park) they play with a lot of set-pieces, we are not a tall team so we wanted players for that," Guardiola said.

Source: dna February 08, 2019 18:22 UTC