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Pep Guardiola provides Man City injury update on Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones

Pep Guardiola faces a wait to discover the extent of Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne's hamstring injury, but but does not expect John Stones' groin problem to be a major issue.

Midfielder De Bruyne limped off just before half-time during City's 1-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday, while defender Stones suffered a recurrence of the injury which caused him to miss the previous three games and came off early in the second period.

"John, I think, is more a precaution, we'll see tomorrow," said Guardiola.

"He was a little bit tight, he didn't feel good, and we didn't take risks. Hopefully it is not a big issue.

"And Kevin, something with his hamstring. But it's normal. We played 25 games in, I think, 93 days.

"It means every three days and a little bit more we play one game, so it's a physiological issue.

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"These guys we demand they play in that way every three days when the body is not recovered, and sometimes the muscles say: 'Hello, it's enough'."

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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