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The FC crew explain how Pep Guardiola’s touchline ban combined with Mikel Arteta’s unpreparedness impacted Manchester City against Lyon.

Manchester City assistant manager Mikel Arteta admits he has no idea if manager Pep Guardiola’s touchline ban would’ve had an effect on their 2-0 Champions League loss to Lyon.

Cristiano Ronaldo is sent off in controversial circumstances while Lyon take advantage of a sloppy Manchester City performance.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is recovering ahead of schedule from a right knee injury and hopes to return to action against rivals Manchester United in the Premier League in November.
De Bruyne, who scored eight goals and provided 16 assists in City’s record-setting run to the Premier League title last season, said he could be back at training next month as he targets an early return in time for the Manchester derby on Nov. 11.
“I still need three, four, five weeks, but I’m getting…

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MANCHESTER — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insists Kevin De Bruyne doesn’t have a release clause in his contract, but said the player was not for sale anyway.
The Belgium midfielder signed a new contract in January, which keeps him at the club until 2023 and Guardiola denied telling a Spanish journalist about his buyout clause.
“I don’t know what his release clause is,” he told a news conference. “The journalist asked if we’d sell for €250m and I said no. But it’s my personal…

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MANCHESTER, England — Kevin De Bruyne will be out for around three months after the Manchester City midfielder suffered lateral collateral ligament in his right knee.
De Bruyne suffered the injury during training on Wednesday and he flew to Barcelona the following day for tests that revealed that no surgery was required.
Pep Guardiola admitted being without the Belgian will be a big loss but they will have to learn to cope without him, starting with Sunday’s match with Huddersfield Town.
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Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne arrived at the premier of Manchester City’s film about their title winning season on crutches after suffering an injury to his right knee at training.

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop assesses how Man City will fare in Kevin De Bruyne’s absence following his recent knee injury. Manchester City have confirmed that Kevin De Bruyne has suffered a lateral collateral ligament lesion in his right knee and will be out for around three months.
The club also said no surgery is required.
The 27-year-old was seen on crutches at the premiere of Manchester City’s new Amazon documentary “All or Nothing” hours after it was announced that he injured his right knee on Wednesday.
We can confirm @DeBruyneKev has suffered a lateral collateral ligament (LCL) lesion in his right knee.No surgery is required, and the midfielder is expected to be out for around three months.Get well soon, KDB! #mancity pic.twitter.com/hozcvnF8BX— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 17, 2018

“Kevin is a great player and it’s just unfortunate that it’s happened to him in training but there’s more than…

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ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop assesses how Man City will fare in Kevin De Bruyne’s absence following his recent knee injury.

Former England striker Ian Wright feels Manchester City give Raheem Sterling the confidence to play his best, while he is under more pressure with England. Kevin De Bruyne attended the premiere of Manchester City’s new Amazon documentary “All or Nothing” hours after it was announced that he injured his right knee on Wednesday.
It has been reported the Belgium international suffered the injury during training. City said the full extent is not yet known, but reports have claimed he could be sidelined for four months.
The 27-year-old, who was seen on crutches at The Printworks in Manchester City centre, is expected to fly to Barcelona for further tests…

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Former England striker Ian Wright feels Manchester City give Raheem Sterling the confidence to play his best where as he is under more pressure with England.

While examining Manchester City’s projected XI to face Arsenal, the FC crew ponder how Pep Guardiola will manage his abundance of attacking options.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is facing a spell on the sidelines after injuring his right knee in training on Wednesday.
A club statement said the full extent of the injury is not yet known but the Belgium international was undergoing tests.
De Bruyne, 27, is expected to fly to Barcelona for further tests with specialist Dr. Ramon Cugat who treated him when suffered a knee injury in January 2016.
The Barcelona-based specialist also helped City teammates Ilkay Gundogan and Benjamin Mendy…

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