Kevin De Bruyne expects to be available for November's Manchester derby as the Manchester City midfielder continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury.
De Bruyne, City's player of the season as they lifted the Premier League and EFL Cup last term, suffered lateral collateral ligament damage during a training session in August.
"I still need three, four, five weeks, but I'm getting there," he told HLN at the launch of FIFA19.
"Hopefully I can be back soon, help the team and perform well.
"I'm hoping to be back after the next international break. I think I will be back for the derby."
Happy with the two awards at the FIFA19 Ratings awards. Thanks for having me September 20, 2018
City face a busy run of games after the October international break before taking on United, with Premier League matches at home to Burnley and Southampton coming either side of a trip to Tottenham, while the Champions League brings a double-header against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Pep Guardiola's side are unbeaten in their opening five top-flight matches and sit two points behind early season pacesetters Liverpool and Chelsea, but they went down to a surprise 2-1 Champions League defeat at home to Lyon on Wednesday.
