Pep Guardiola expects Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan to bounce back quickly after their early World Cup exits.

Both Belgium and German surprisingly headed home early after the group stage of the competition.

But the City boss believes he’s seen enough already to know his experienced duo will be fine.

“My feeling is they are okay,” said Pep.

“Gundo had an extra few more days because he asked me, and Kevin came back soon because the family was here.

“They trained really well. Maybe some players will need a little more time. Maybe there will be fatigued in March and April, but I’m not able to know it.”