According to his manager Pep Guardiola, Kevin De Bruyne may make a comeback to the Manchester City team before the next Premier League winter break.

In order to give certain teams time to travel abroad for warm-weather training camps in advance of the second half of the season, the Premier League has decided to take a break from its already rigorous schedule in the coming weeks.

This most likely means that Manchester City will travel to Abu Dhabi from their City Football Academy training facility after their away trip to play Newcastle United in the Premier League the following two weeks.

Nonetheless, a lot of City supporters had been hoping to catch a glimpse of Kevin De Bruyne in action for the team before Pep Guardiola’s team travels to the Middle East, as he has been recovering from hamstring surgery.

De Bruyne made his way back into the starting lineup for Manchester City’s matchday squad during the team’s 2-0 victory over Sheffield United at the Etihad Stadium this past weekend. He had resumed full first-team training during their FIFA Club World Cup duties in Jeddah.

Speaking on Kevin De Bruyne’s inclusion back into Manchester City’s matchday roster in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, manager Pep Guardiola expressed his happiness with the progress the Belgian has made in his recuperation over the past few months.

Guardiola said, “Really good—we’ve been waiting a long time for him.” “During the past week or two, he has improved.

“He came for the trophies today (against Sheffield United at the Etihad Stadium), for the photo, and to realize when to warm up and how the fans support him and anticipate his return.”

“Maybe (for) Newcastle he will be ready,” Guardiola went on.

Before taking on Eddie Howe’s team, Manchester City will begin their FA Cup title defense on Sunday afternoon when they welcome Huddersfield Town of the Championship to the Etihad Stadium.

In their penultimate match of the previous season, City won the most prestigious cup competition in England for just the second time under Pep Guardiola, defeating Manchester United en route to an unprecedented Treble victory.