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Tyrone Marshall

Pep Guardiola gives Man City injury update on Fernandinho and Kevin De Bruyne

Manchester City will be without Kevin De Bruyne for the trip to Burnley on Sunday as the Belgian continues to battle a hamstring injury.

The Belgian midfielder missed the derby win over United on Wednesday and is set for a second successive game on the sidelines this weekend.

Fernandinho limped off in the second half at Old Trafford and with City not training on Friday a decision on his fitness for Turf Moor will be made on Saturday.

"We'll see tomorrow, he has a problem with the knee," Pep Guardiola said of the Brazilian's injury.

Ilkay Gundogan dropped into a deeper midfield role when Fernandinho departed against United and he has stood in for the 33-year-old on several occasions over the past couple of months.

De Bruyne came off late in the first half of City's 1-0 win over Tottenham last Saturday, picking up the third injury of his disrupted season. It came just as he was beginning to rediscover his best form, but while Guardiola said he is on the mend, he won't recover in time to face the Clarets this weekend.

"He's still not fit, but he's getting better," he said.

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