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GOOD NEWS has been announced for Manchester City fans as two Star players are back in contention for Manchester City after injury

Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne are nearing full health for Manchester City, but Pep Guardiola will not hurry his captain or vice-captain back.

Walker has been out of action for about a month since the previous international break, missing seven of City’s 15 games this season. De Bruyne has not played since the Champions League draw with Inter Milan in September, missing nine games before returning to the team against Bournemouth this weekend.

Captain Walker began at the Vitality Stadium, revealing that he had hurried back to assist due to a continuing injury problem, and appeared to be out of shape during an error-prone 90 minutes. De Bruyne struggled to warm up throughout the day and sat on the bench despite City trailing since the ninth minute.

Pep Guardiola also welcomed back Jeremy Doku from injury, while Nathan Ake, Manu Akanji, and Savinho returned from injuries; nonetheless, City also lost Ruben Dias and John Stones as the absences continued.

Guardiola said De Bruyne was well enough to play against Bournemouth, but he just opted not to put him in for a comeback in such a dramatic second half. Instead, De Bruyne is more likely to start City’s forthcoming games against Sporting and Brighton.

“He came in yesterday and felt better, although it is been a month and a half. “The game was quite hard,” stated the manager. “Maybe in the last 10-15 minutes, we could have done it. I strive to take care of Kevin. He returned from a five-month injury last season, so he should earn minutes right away.

“He finished good, started well, and then got hurt again. Of course, we need him, and he will return and try again when the time is perfect.”

Guardiola encouraged Walker to recover to full health fast, disclosing that he had not exercised in nearly three weeks before his start at Bournemouth. Despite his mistakes at the Vitality Stadium, Guardiola applauded his skipper for making an attempt to return.

“Since he joined this season after the Euros, he trained maybe four or five times with us,” Guardiola added. “Because of his personal and physical characteristics, he can play without any instruction. Of course, he needs to get back into a habit of playing games and being focused on what we need to do.

“I greatly appreciate the effort he has made to return. The last game he played was for the national team against England. He arrived but did not train until yesterday.

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