Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was the most notable absentee from the travelling party for Manchester City’s Uefa Super Cup clash with Seville after being struck down by a hamstring injury.
De Bruyne limped out of Friday night’s 3-0 Premier League win at promoted Burnley with a recurrence of the problem which prompted his early withdrawal from last season’s Champions League final, and City boss Pep Guardiola later revealed the 32-year-old Belgium international would be sidelined for “a few weeks”.
