De Bruyne injury doubt for Arsenal after Manchester City injury | OneFootball

Kevin De Bruyne was withdrawn from Manchester City’s match against Inter Milan on Wednesday with an injury concern, ahead of Sunday’s match at home to Arsenal.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City shoots during the warm up prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester City and FC Internazionale Milano at City of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2024. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Manchester City took on Inter Milan at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, with Kevin De Bruyne named in the starting lineup for the home side.

But De Bruyne appeared to be struggling with an injury towards the end of the first half, and he was ultimately replaced at half time.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City runs with the ball under pressure from Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi of FC Internazionale during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester City and FC Internazionale Milano at City of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2024. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

After the game, Pep Guardiola stayed vague on De Bruyne’s injury, saying: “I’ll have more info on his condition on Thursday.”

When asked if De Bruyne would be back to face Arsenal, Guardiola answered: “We’ll see from tomorrow.”

It’s possible that Guardiola already knows whether or not De Bruyne will be fit for the Arsenal game, and he’s just trying to keep Mikel Arteta guessing. Arteta did the same thing himself with Martin Odegaard and the Tottenham Hotspur match.

But given De Bruyne did at least manage to complete the half before coming off, it also might just be unclear how bad the injury is.

LONDON, ENGLAND: Thomas Partey of Arsenal controls the ball whilst under pressure from Nathan Ake of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on October 08, 2023. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

City will definitely be without Nathan Ake and Oscar Bobb for the Arsenal match, with both players ruled out until later this year.