Spanish Pep Guardiola, coach of Manchester City, revealed the secret of the absence of his Belgian star, Kevin De Bruyne, from the match against Brentford, and his sitting on the bench throughout the match. Manchester City achieved victory over Brentford, with a clean goal, scored by Norwegian star Erling Haaland, in the postponed match from round 18, in the English Premier League. Guardiola said after the end of the match: “De Bruyne suffered from some discomfort in his hamstring muscles, but he is fine. I did not want to take any risks with him.” He added: "He's fine, it's more about prevention. He said he didn't feel comfortable and the doctors said we shouldn't risk involving him." City is ranked second in the English Premier League table, with 56 points, behind Liverpool, which is in the lead with 57 points.