Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has denied he has a “personal problem” with Kevin De Bruyne and insists the playmaker’s absence from the team in recent weeks was down to his fitness issues.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has rubbished suggestions of a rift with Kevin De Bruyne, insisting he is "desperate" to have the playmaker back at his best.

Pep Guardiola has dismissed the idea that he has fallen out with Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgium international has not started a game since the middle of September as a result of a groin problem that,

Pep Guardiola has hit back at suggestions he is not selecting Kevin De Bruyne because of a rift with the Manchester City midfielder.

Pep Guardiola has shrugged off taunts from rival supporters, joking that perhaps they have a point in chanting that he is "getting sacked in the morning." That was the chant that rang around Anfield as Manchester City slumped to their sixth defeat in seven games,

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has dismissed talk of a rift with star midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and says he is "desperate" to have the Belgian back to his best. De Bruyne has only started four Premier League games in another campaign blighted by injury.