Pep Guardiola confirmed that Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out for up to 6 weeks with a hamstring injury but that wasn’t where the news broke first.
Manchester City announced their partnership with Faze Clan in 2019 and have had multiple collaborations since then including a Fortnite tournament held this week.
The two companies came together to host a Fortnite tournament on EU Servers on Thursday with City’s star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne teaming up with one of Faze’s biggest streamers, Nate Hill.
FaZe Clan x @ManCity featuring @FortniteGame 🏆
This Thursday, January 21st we're running the #FaZeCityCup with early access to the new Manchester City skins awarded for the Top 100 Duos teams. EU servers – but anyone can play!
Register here: https://t.co/qPQusx250A pic.twitter.com/fTWIe2kzCp
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) January 19, 2021
The two played as a duo in the competition where the top 100 teams winning in game Manchester City skins.
Nate streamed the games to thousands of viewers and when talking to Kevin he asked about the knock he suffered in their 2-0 win over Aston Villa.