The knee injury suffered by Kevin De Bruyne was bad news for Manchester City at the start of the 2018/19 season. The Belgian midfielder is expected to be sidelined in two to three months to undergo a recovery period.
Despite having several other players who can fill his position, the contribution shown by Kevin De Bruyne throughout the past season is one of the determining factors for City's success in winning the Premier League title and League Cup.
This situation provides opportunities for several other players to prove their abilities to Pep Guardiola, and Ilkay Gundogan as one of the options claimed to be ready to fill the position left by De Bruyne in the near future.
"Right now I'm feeling fit, maybe one of the reasons is Germany's short trip to the Russia World Cup 2018 ago. But I am ready to return, last season I was able to play in quite a number of matches after recovering from injury, a difficult situation for me, "Ilkay Gundogan said.
Gundogan still hopes that his partner can recover as quickly as possible even though this situation can give him the opportunity to add to the record number of matches he played after appearing in 50 matches in all competitions last season.
Besides Gundogan, De Bruyne's position can also be replaced by David Silva, who can maintain his fitness better this season after deciding to retire from the task of defending the Spanish National Team.
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