By Craig Hope for MailOnline
Published: 19:37 GMT, 30 January 2019 | Updated: 19:57 GMT, 30 January 2019
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Pep Guardiola says Kevin de Bruyne cannot shoulder all of the pressure for Manchester City and needs the help of his team-mates if he is to rediscover his best form.
The Belgian playmaker was out of sorts during Tuesday night's 2-1 defeat at Newcastle. He was withdrawn on 65 minutes with Guardiola fearing a second yellow card having just seen him escape a red following a late challenge on Matt Ritchie.
De Bruyne has started just three league games this season having been dogged by injury problems.
Pep Guardiola says Kevin de Bruyne cannot shoulder all of the pressure for Manchester City
City fell to a shock 2-1 loss at Newcastle on Tuesday, which may be a major blow in the title race
The 27-year-old wants to maximise game time in a bid to find his rhythm ahead of