De Bruyne reveals the truth about his dispute with Guardiola

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has confirmed that he is on the right track to regain his form after scoring in his team’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday evening, in the 14th round of the English Premier League.

Since recovering from injury, De Bruyne has not played a single match as a starter before Wednesday’s match, in which he made his mark by scoring a goal assisted by compatriot Jeremy Doku.

De Bruyne told the BBC: “It was an uncomfortable injury, mysterious and confusing. I am slowly improving. I was able to play a lot of minutes and I did not feel uncomfortable.”

He added: “It is a relief. Most of us had a career in other teams before City, so I played in periods like this. It could be much worse. It was a difficult time. We were not at the level. We had injuries and so on.”

He continued: “Hopefully today is a first step to improvement. It is good to change the momentum. In some of the matches we lost, there were periods when we did not play badly.”

De Bruyne commented on the speculation of a rift between him and manager Pep Guardiola, saying: “I know a lot has been said. There were no problems between me and Pep. He knows I was suffering. It hurts and it’s uncomfortable. I want to get back on the pitch. I felt good at the start of the season. I’m working hard to get back fit. Maybe it’ll be up and down from now on.” He concluded: “Hopefully I can get back fit without too much pain and then I’ll be fine.”