Pep Guardiola has handed his Manchester City squad three days off with players not set to return to the Etihad Campus until Wednesday.
De Bruyne recently admitted he felt tired in the draw with Burnley and told reporters that he is looking forward to a break.
“I was feeling it from the first minute,” he said.” I’ve said it before — you feel great for 10 games, okay for 10 games, and then the rest you feel s—.
“It will do us a lot of good. I’m going away, it doesn’t matter where!”
Danilo also said “It is very important. It is a very intense competition, having games every two or three days. We know how difficult and demanding it is,” he told Sky Sports.
“We have to rest our bodies and clear our minds and come back to prepare for the next game fresh and relaxed.”
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