For Saturday's Premier League match against Leeds, Kevin De Bruyne might be inserted right away into Manchester City's lineup.
After getting hurt late in City's 4-1 victory over Arsenal on April 26, De Bruyne was unable to play in the victories over Fulham and West Ham.
The Belgian may now be back after reporting to training on Thursday as City try to utilize Saturday's match to move four points ahead of the Gunners at the top of the table.
He exercised yesterday and did well. We train today and make decisions after training, according to Guardiola.
In this stage of the season, losing or skipping simply one week or 10 days is not an issue. Nathan (Ake) experienced the same thing. He can play if he is healthy.
Guardiola emphasized that he would not consider the Real Madrid match when considering how to manage De Bruyne's return or the composition of his team as a whole. The first leg of the Champions League semi-final is already scheduled for Tuesday.
There are numerous games and high levels of anxiety, according to Guardiola. "After the pressure from West Ham and Fulham, I view the team as being quite exhausted. Only three days have passed since the last game, so I need to watch how the players recuperate.For this game, my attention will be on how physically and mentally prepared they are. Then Madrid. Since the Premier League is so lovely, it is crucial to move four points ahead of Arsenal. Tomorrow's game is everything's attention.
Sam Allardyce, 68, will face off against City on Saturday as he takes over as Leeds' head coach for the first time after being hired to try and keep the team in the Premier League.
For the first one or two games under a new management, there is always an effect on the players, according to Guardiola. "Every squad is competing for significant goals. Of course, it always has a significant impact for Leeds to remain here.I have no idea how they play, we have no knowledge, and after five or ten minutes, we will need to quickly adjust. We can envision his attempts. It is a huge, crucial game for us.
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