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'I will never put the pressure on one player's shoulders': Pep Guardiola insists Kevin de Bruyne cannot win the title by himself and needs the help of his Manchester City team-mates Manchester City fell to a shock 2-1 defeat by Newcastle on Tuesday evening Pep Guardiola says Kevin de Bruyne cannot shoulder all of the pressure The Belgian playmaker was out of sorts during the under-par City performance De Bruyne's started just three league games this season due to injury problems

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 He was withdrawn on 65 minutes with Guardiola fearing a second yellow card having just seen him escape a red following a late challenge on Matt Ritchie.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

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

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

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