De Bruyne, the Belgian who hasn't featured for the champions since the opening day of the season after suffering a hamstring injury which required surgery, has been included in the City's squad bound for the FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia later this month, but Guardiola says he doesn\u2019t know if he is able to take part at this point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Belgian has returned to light training but is yet to train with the squad under normal training conditions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I think he has started to run on the pitch but hasn\u2019t trained with us once. The FIFA Club World Cup is in two or three weeks. I don\u2019t know. Maybe it\u2019s a bit early but I don\u2019t know (at this point),\" Guardiola was quoted by the club's official website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Guardiola recognizes De Bruyne's immense importance to the team but is also cautious about overburdening him upon his return due to the severity of his injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Kevin is so important. But unfortunately, he\u2019s had a tough injury for three or four months. Don\u2019t put pressure on him, when he\u2019s back we\u2019ll have open arms for him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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