The midfielder picked up a thigh injury during the game against Inter Milan last month and has been sidelined since, thus missing four matches wherein City dropped points against Arsenal and Newcastle.
De Bruyne will be unavailable for his country’s games during the next international break, in hopes that he will return to fitness afterward, having requested for leave from November games according to the Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco.
“I had a long phone conversation with Kevin,” Tedesco said.
“He has asked not to attend this camp and also November, in order to take care of his body.”
Pep Guardiola confirmed that Erling Haaland is fit to face Fulham. The 2http://man-city-3-year-old appeared to have finished the last match against Newcastle with slight concerns about his ankle, but lined up and scored for Slovan Bratislava in a midweek Champions League fixture. Rodri, Nathan Ake and Oscar Bobb are still long-term absentees.
That leaves Pep with tactical issues, particularly in central midfield, with Rodri likely to be out for the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury.
Ilkay Gundogan operated from a deeper position in the midweek Champions League win and he may be given that role again, with Mateo Kovacic alongside him and Phil Foden potentially making his first Premier League start of the season.
With Ruben Dias and Manuel Akanji his preferred centre-back pairing, John Stones may miss out once again, while Rico Lewis would be hoping to retain his place at right-back at the expense of Kyle Walker.
Jeremy Doku and Savinho made starts on Tuesday
Predicted Man City XI: Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan; Silva, Foden, Grealish; Haaland
Injured: De Bruyne, Rodri, Ake, Bobb
Time and date: 3pm BST, Saturday, October 5, 2024
Venue: Etihad Stadium
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