Kevin de Bruyne suffered the injury against Burnley in Mannchester City's season opener Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has had surgery on a hamstring injury that could keep him out of action for four months.

"We have to decide if he needs surgery or no surgery but he will be out for a few months," added Guardiola, who confirmed De Bruyne's issue is related to the same hamstring. "The decision on surgery will be taken in the coming days and could see him miss three or four months".

Speaking after City’s 3-1 win at Everton on Dec. 27, 2023, Pep Guardiola gave the following Kevin De Bruyne injury update. “He’s close but he had fatigue,” Guardiola said. “We have to be careful he’s been injured for three months like an ACL for six months, if you don’t handle the timings well, you get injured again.