De Bruyne's absence from today's match is due to an ankle injury he sustained during the Champions League game against Inter Milan earlier this week.
Kevin De Bruyne is out of Manchester City's squad for today's clash with Arsenal.AdvertisementAdvertisementCity manager Pep Guardiola confirmed before kickoff that De Bruyne's injury is not a "big, big one" but he wasn't ready for today.
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol, Rodri, Gundogan, Savio, Silva, Doku, Haaland.
Substitutes: Ortega, Carson, Stones, Kovacic, Grealish, Matheus Luiz, Foden, Lewis, McAtee.
Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Saka, Partey, Rice, Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard.
Substitutes: Neto, White, Gabriel Jesus, Kiwior, Jorginho, Sterling, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri.