What happened to Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne? How long could he be ruled out?

Premier League football is back in action following completion of international break and clubs will be hoping to make a winning start post break. Defending Premier League Champions Manchester City welcomed Everton at Etih Stium on Sunday, however, Pep Guardiola's coached team will be without one of key players for his upcoming clash.

Kevin De Bruyne ruled out of Manchester City for next three matches

Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is set to miss Everton game after testing positive for COVID-19. Kevin de Bruyne COVID 19 news came a couple of days back with footballer spending time in isolation. Apart from missing Everton game, Manchester City star is likely to miss two more matches following that i.e  Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday after which Premier League champions entertain West Ham on vember 28. 

Pep Guardiola gives update on Kevin de Bruyne COVID 19 status

Ahe of Manchester City vs Everton clash, Pep Guardiola said his only concern is that 30-year-old de Bruyne recovers well, rar than impact his absence will have on team.

He said, “Forget about fitness, forget about momentum. He is positive. He has to recover well and try and be healthy. human being is more important than anything else".

He furr ded, “When one person is positive we have to be careful because people are still dying. He was vaccinated, so w he is more protected. Hopefully, symptoms will be mir. When he comes back negative, he will start again to train with us as soon as possible. We are t concerned about rhythm or what we are going to miss. person is more important. When someone gets a positive you have to be careful. We have to help him and hopefully, it goes well whilst he is isolated.”

Guardiola also gave an update on availability of Phil Foden and Jack Grealish who withdrew from  England squ with injury. Spaniard said, "Jack is getting better after he went to national team, Phil Foden came back with a kck and a problem with his leg, but he is getting better".