De Bruyne Sets To Return For Manchester Derby

Pep Guardiola's team could be strengthened by the return of their talisman, Kevin De Bruyne, for the November derby match with Manchester United



Kevin De Bruyne hopes to be available for Manchester Derby in November, as the Belgian international midfielder continues to rehabilitate from his knee injury.

The Manchester City’s best player of 2017/2018 season, suffered lateral ligament injuries in a training session in August.

The prognosis of about three months on the sidelines puts his involvement in the November 11 derby with Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in the air, but De Bruyne believes his recovery is progressing ahead of schedule.

"I’m three, four or five weeks away, but I'm going to get there,"

"I hope I can come back soon, help the team and do good."

"I hope to come back after the next international break, I should return for the derby."

The city faces a series of busy matches after the international break in October before the United match, with EPL matches against Burnley and Southampton with Tottenham in between and double-header clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in Champions League.

Manchester City remain unbeaten in their first five Premier League games and are two points behind Liverpool and Chelsea.

But the club began their Champions League campaign on a sad note, losing 2-1 at home to Lyon on Wednesday.