The message from Guardiola regarding De Bruyne that fills Manchester City fans with hope

Manchester City is having a good season but not at the level of expectations that were had of the current champions. Undoubtedly, the press did not hesitate for a second to express the great favoritism towards Pep Guardiola's team from the beginning of the season. For many, City were the overwhelming favourites to take the Premier League title, leaving other rivals with no chance.

Despite the fact that there are still several months to go until the end of the season, at this point, there are several teams, including Manchester City, who have been fighting for the lead week after week. One of those teams is Arsenal, who want to do everything they can not to repeat the mistakes of the past and this time win the title that had been denied them last season.

Without a doubt, a lot has been said about the ability of Mikel Arteta's team. Nevertheless, even though City are not at their best, it is still difficult to keep up with a team as consistent as Manchester City. Meanwhile, Liverpool continue to make merits to be able to remain considered favourites and the results have undoubtedly been in their favour

The work of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez helps City week in and week out, as do the great performances of Bernardo Silva, among others. Nevertheless, it seems that City are missing their key piece, which in this case would be Kevin de Bruyne. In light of this, Guardiola has spoken about the Belgian and his possible return date

Kevin de Bruyne's possible return date

According to Fabrizio Romano, Pep Guardiola has indicated that Kevin de Bruyne will return in January. In the same way, he mentioned that this is football and that De Bruyne is definitely no longer 21 years old. These were his words to Joe Bray