@Davian144 when you’re a big club like Manchester City you need to have player’s who can step up and at City it seems that their player’s are not stepping up because these are opportunities for others to secure a starting 11 spot for themselves. Lastly I believe Pep would have done solid analysis by now and will come up with a better tactical plan hence it’s unwise to underestimate City even in the absence of De Bruyne.
Manchester City until now played without De Bruyne and they can still achieve 3rd position in Premier League and won 2 matches in Champions League. They're already been great so far, even though De Bruyne is currently a Manchester City's heart.
De Bruyne will also get older, it's just a part of regeneration and Manchester City seems quite success since they're still in good form.
It is not yet clear when Kevin De Bruyne will be able to return to Manchester City in each of their matches because the injury he suffered is quite fatal and can even be claimed as an injury with a long period of recovery and this has had physical and on Kevin De Bruyne who is one of the important players for Manchester City besides Haaland.
Apart from several players being absent, Pep has now changed his strategy for the better without the two players in the midfield position and in the future it can still be confirmed that Manchester City can return to first place in the EPL and also qualify for the next for the UCL with the top position in group G.
It is true that Kevin De Bruyne is now 32 years old and as he gets older he can experience phase of decline in performance but Pep still believes in De Bruyne that he will remain Manchester City mainstay midfielder besides Rodri.
Kevin De Bruyne has suffered a major injury, which is why Manchester City has not been able to get him into the team since the beginning of the season, but he will join Manchester City's training camp from December and may be seen on the field again in Manchester City's jersey from December. If we call Kevin De Bruyne one of the most important players of Manchester City, it would not be wrong but without having one of the most important players, Manchester City is doing quite well with the rest of the players. Not only is Kevin De Bruyne no longer with the club, but they have also let go of two of their club's best midfielders this season. Despite injuries and some players leaving the club, Pep has built a beautiful squad with the rest of Manchester City's players. We are waiting for those who are injured because Manchester City are more dangerous when they are.