Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne is sitting on the bench and giving a thumbs up to reporters during the 2nd match of the Coupang Play Series between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City FC held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul on July 30. 

Good news has been delivered to Manchester City of the English Premier League (EPL), which has been going through a difficult time recently. Key midfielder Kevin De Bruyne returned from injury and began training.

The British media ‘Manchester Evening News’ reported on the 19th (hereinafter Korean time), “Brawiner returned from injury after 4 months and will participate in the 2023 International Football Federation (IFA) match against Urawa Reds (Japan) to be held on the 20th. “He joined official training ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals,” the report said.

The return of De Bruyne, who has recorded 64 goals and 105 assists in 243 EPL games, is a huge success for Manchester City.

De Bruyne is the essence of Manchester City, led by coach Pep Guardiola for a long time, and his presence alone changes the weight of the second line.

But this season, it has not yet shown its presence. After playing 23 minutes in the opening match against Burnley last August, he suffered an injury and was out of action for about four months.

Man City, which has fallen from the top to 4th in the last 6 EPL games with 1 win, 4 draws, and 1 loss, is more than happy to see De Bruyne's return. This is especially true as we have to make a forced march back and forth between England and Saudi Arabia for the Club World Cup.

However, Coach Guardiola'sstance is that he will not force De Bruyne to start despite the tight schedule. Coach Guardiola said, “It is clear that De Bruyne is an important player. “But he shouldn’t feel pressured to return quickly.”

De Bruyne is expected to make his comeback against Urawa or, if he wins, in the finals to be held on the 23rd. Afterwards, he plans to improve his condition further and increase his playing time in the match against Everton to be held on the 28th. 스포츠토토맨