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.

Kevin De Bruyne has suffered a “serious injury” and could now be sidelined for “a few months”. The Manchester City midfielder, 32, had a scan on Monday to determine the extent of a hamstring injury picked up in the Premier League win over Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday night.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will be sidelined potentially for up to four months because of a recurrence of his hamstring injury, a huge blow to the team’s ambitions of retaining the Premier League and Champions League.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne "will be out for a while" after suffering a hamstring injury against Burnley, says manager Pep Guardiola.

The Belgium midfielder missed all City's pre-season matches and returned as a second-half substitute in the Community Shield defeat by Arsenal. "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.