Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, is a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal in the Premier League.
Man City were frustrated by Inter Milan on Wednesday night, as they began their Champions League campaign with 0-0 draw at the Etihad Stadium. The night was made worse for the hosts as De Bruyne could not return to the pitch for the second half.
The Belgian, who missed the first half of last season with a hamstring injury, appeared to be feeling discomfort in his groin after running at goal and being challenged by Inter goalkeeper, Yann Sommer.
Pep Guardiola replaced De Bruyne with Ilkay Gundogan at the break, on the instruction of the club’s medic.
“The doctor said to me he was not ready to play [in the second half],” Guardiola said at the post-match press conference.
The Premier League champions did not immediately have enough information to know for how long De Bruyne, who turned 33 during the summer, will be ruled out.
However, it puts a serious question mark over his availability for the huge clash against their title rivals on Sunday at home, with so little recovery time in between.
The Gunners have been dealt their own injury blow, as captain Martin Odegaard is set to be sidelined “for a while” with an ankle ligament damage suffered while on international duty.
City and Arsenal are both still unbeaten at this stage of the league season. Two points separate the two sides in the current standings after four games.
