Manchester City: International duty matchday two

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: John Stones of England is put under pressure from Gabriel Jesus of Brazil during the international friendly match between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium on November 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: John Stones of England is put under pressure from Gabriel Jesus of Brazil during the international friendly match between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium on November 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
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Belgium:

BRUGGE, BELGIUM – NOVEMBER 14: Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium battles for the ball with Yosuke Ideguchi of Japan during the international friendly match between Belgium and Japan held at Jan Breydel Stadium on November 14, 2017 in Brugge, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
BRUGGE, BELGIUM – NOVEMBER 14: Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium battles for the ball with Yosuke Ideguchi of Japan during the international friendly match between Belgium and Japan held at Jan Breydel Stadium on November 14, 2017 in Brugge, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Roberto Martinez, despite criticism from KDB, has my approval. At least as far as his treatment of Kevin DeBruyne goes.

As with David Silva, my fear for him was being over played. Playing anywhere near the 180 total minutes would not be good for Pep.

Against Japan though, he got a little over an hour of play. Combining that with the 45 minutes against Mexico four days ago, that’s acceptable I think.