De Bruyne had been back in the team since the New Year, but was on the bench for their 1-0 win over Brentford on Tuesday.
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We did not use Kevin today because he has niggles in his hamstring position," the Spaniard said post-game.
He's okay. It's more caution and prevention than anything.
He didn't feel comfortable and the doctors said there was a little bit of risk.
After five months off, we did not take any risk with that."
