Pep Guardiola has confirmed his decision to take off Kevin De Bruyne in Manchester City's 3-0 win over Bayern Munich was a tactical one.
De Bruyne started the match at the Etihad Stadium, and looked lively in the first half as City took the lead thanks to a stunning long-range strike from Rodri.
However, he appeared to hurt his knee stretching for the ball by the touchline in the second half and required treatment off the pitch. He was then slow to get back to his feet a few moments later when he was knocked off the ball, and was substituted shortly afterwards, with Julian Alvarez replacing him.