We haven't seen De Bruyne perform well for a long time. And he has shown his ability to return to the squad. De Bruyne performed very well against Newcastle. De Bruyne may not play 90 minutes in the next few matches. Because if De Bruyne is on the field for the full 90 minutes, the chances of De Bruyne's injury may increase again. So Guardiola will gradually add De Bruyne to his squad. And now everyone is waiting for Haaland's return. But Haaland's return to the squad is likely to take a long time. Even without Haaland in the squad, Grealish and Alavarez are capable of performing well. If De Bruyne plays well, the Manchester City team will now be able to perform consistently well.
Manchester City tactician Pep Guardiola did not force Kevin De Bruyne to play in the early minutes because he was still recovering from injury, last match against Newcastle United De Bruyne sent in at 69th minutes and Pep Guardiola give him left 20 minutes for playing to protect from injury.
Still need time for De Bruyne get regular position although he has adapt well on first match after recovering from injury,
I think Pep Guardiola won't with Kevin De Bruyne will get injury again and have absent for longer time. Have more patience for Kevin De Bruyne with his condition fit 100% and already for playing until 90 minutes.
Guardiola is a very experienced coach. So even though the match against Newcastle is very important, he did not put De Bruyne in the starting XI. Because now if De Bruyne faces injury again then Manchester City will face big problem. Because Haaland is not in the squad due to injury. Guardiola desperately needs De Bruyne right now.
De Bruyne should perform very carefully in the upcoming matches. The opponents are not strong in the upcoming matches of the Premier League. So Guardiola is unlikely to keep De Bruyne in the starting XI. Manchester City will play against Burnley, Brentford and Everton in the next three matches. Manchester City is expected to win all three matches. Since the opponent is weak. So maybe Manchester City can get 3 points even if De Bruyne is not in the squad.