Kevin De Bruyne out for 'three to four months', says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola

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Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out for a "few months' with a knee injury, for which he may have to undergo surgery. </p>

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The 32-year-old midfielder was forced off in the first half of June's Champions League final triumph against Inter Milan and did not play a single minute of pre-season. </p>

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De Bruyne returned as a second-half substitute in the Community Shield shoot-out loss to Arsenal and captained the side against Burnley in Friday's Premier League opener. </p>

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But the Belgium playmaker only lasted 23 minutes at Turf Moor, where seemingly out of nothing he signalled to the bench that he had felt something. </p>

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Guardiola said the issue related to the same hamstring and would see him miss "a few months", but it is worse than first feared and a decision has to be made over surgery. </p>

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"It's a seriously injury," the City boss said. "We have to decide surgery or not surgery but a few months out." </p>

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The decision on surgery will be taken in the coming days and could see him miss "three or four months", Guardiola said. </p>

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