Kevin De Bruyne will miss Manchester City’s game at Everton on Sunday and Wednesday’s Champions League match at home to Paris St-Germain as a minimum after testing positive for Covid-19. The Belgium playmaker is isolating after returning the positive test during the international break.
“He has to recover well and try and be healthy,” said Pep Guardiola, who learned of the positive test on Wednesday. “The human being is more important that anything else. [We have to] be careful because people are still dying. He was vaccinated, so he is more protected. Hopefully his symptoms will be minor. It isn’t about our rhythm – we want him to be well.”
Jack Grealish is likely to be absent at Everton after sustaining an injury that forced him to pull out of the England squad for Monday’s World Cup qualifier in San Marino. Phil Foden also picked up a problem but has a better chance of featuring.
“Phil Foden came back with a problem in his leg,” City’s manager said. “Jack I don’t think [will be available], Phil maybe.”
