Man City boss reveals Kevin De Bruyne fitness update plus Josko Gvardiol and Jack Grealish news

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is confident Kevin De Bruyne will be part of the squad that travels to Bournemouth in the Premier League this weekend.

De Bruyne was on the bench but didn't feature for City in the midweek win over Brentford but Guardiola hopes to have him as part of the squad for the Saturday teatime kick-off on the south coast.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, the City boss said: "He’s good - not injured. He’s better. “I don’t know if he is 100% but we took a good decision to not take a risk, apart from the result, if the result was not good, people would ask why he didn’t play. He didn’t feel comfortable.

“We have training at 16:00. The day after the game he didn’t train and yesterday everyone was off, but he trained by himself. Today we will assess. I am sure he will travel.”

Meanwhile, Josko Gvardiol and Jack Grealish will not be involved at Bournemouth. Gvardiol has not featured since the trip to Brentford earlier this month. Grealish is missing with a muscle injury. The City boss hopes to have the pair back soon. Guardiola added: "This week no, but they are closer. I need to speak with doctors. I don’t know. If I know it I will tell you."