No Pelle issue with Kompany

KEVIN de Bruyne does not think there are any issues between his club and country team–mate Vincent Kompany and their Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini.

Pellegrini expressed furstration that Kompany played for Belgium after a spell out injured last week and has surprisingly named him on the bench for the two City games since.

Kompany appeared only as an injury time substitute in Wednesday’s Champions League win over Sevilla at the Etihad Stadium and Pellegrini has offered no guarantees the defender will return for Sunday’s derby at Manchester United.

After Kompany missed five games with a calf strain before the international break, De Bruyne thinks the manager might be being cautious.

He said: “Vinny will play his games. I don’t know what they talked about together, so maybe Vinny will be there on Sunday. I don’t know, that is something between the manager and him.

“Maybe he wants him to train a little bit to be fully fit without any risks. I don’t see any problems at the moment.”