Because De Bruyne has been injured for a long time and will soon have to train separately, City has strict rules. “We shouldn’t have too much contact with him. The social distance is stricter than ever. He is always welcome with us, but now he should mainly focus on his recovery. When you’re out for four or six weeks, like him,” you often travel elsewhere in the first few weeks to change your mind. That is not possible now. Much will not change for him. ” Pre-corona, City often sent injured players to Dr. Cugat in Barcelona for additional treatments.
De Bruyne was injured from the field last Wednesday during the league match against Aston Villa. ‘KDB’ was thus already the third Red Devil in a few weeks time to contend with an injury, after Axel Witsel and Dennis Praet.
