Tonight, United Manchester City will face Newcastle at the Etihad without Kevin de Bruyne, and he is not the only key midfielder absent.

The absence of the Belgian captain has been confirmed. He will be out for the next few months after sustaining a serious injury in the opening-day win over Burnley.

However, Pep Guardiola has other “headaches” about injuries before Newcastle’s trip to the Etihad.

Pep Guardiola shared about Man City’s new injuries:

Before the game, Guardiola spoke to the media and provided an update on the injury. He announced that John Stones will miss the game, while Ruben Dias remains open to the possibility of playing. The Spaniard added that Bernardo Silva will also be absent from the upcoming match.

Tonight, United Manchester City will face Newcastle at the Etihad without Kevin de Bruyne, and he is not the only key midfielder absent.

Having the ability to not have two key defenders is a huge blow, but City have plenty of backup plans in the back. Even without Stones and Dias, they still have Nathan Ake, Aymeric Laporte and new signing Josko Gvardiol who are still outstanding at the moment.

But not having Silva is a real loss for the defending champions. He is an important player in Guardiola’s operating system, especially without De Bruyne the Man City’s main playmaker.

Seeing injured players is never a good thing, but in the absence of the names mentioned above Man City can still completely crush opponents at their home.

Great opportunity for Newcastle

Those are the advantages we will have,” said the Newcastle manager. Game time also favored Eddie’s men, with the match coming just days after Man City competed in the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla in Greece. Pep Guardiola wanted the Newcastle game on Sunday or Monday, but that didn’t happen.

Above all, Eddie Howe’s army will come to the Etihad with confidence when they have convincingly won the opening round. His team made a strong impression last time out against Aston Villa, and this will be a tough competition for the blue half of Manchester.

With Newcastle in good form and Man City having injury concerns and limited preparation time, this will probably be an interesting match.