Kevin De Bruyne is a doubt for Manchester City’s potentially season-defining clash with Liverpool, report the Mirror.
The Premier League’s top two sides do battle at the Etihad on Thursday, with the Reds currently seven points clear of their rivals.
De Bruyne is facing a “fight to be fit” for the match, however, having missed Sunday’s 3-1 win over Southampton after being up a “slight knock”.
The Belgian has suffered a disjointed campaign to date, missing six weeks with a knee injury, but he was back playing again before this latest setback.
Pep Guardiola has also confirmed that De Bruyne looks unlikely to feature:
It’s not a big issue, but I cannot say if he will be able to play on Thursday.
Whether this is mind games remains to be seen, however, with a chance that De Bruyne could suddenly make the starting lineup from nowhere.
It promises to be a memorable evening on Thursday whatever happens, with so much riding on the fixture.
Liverpool find themselves in a position they could only have dreamed of back in August, with Jurgen Klopp’s side now odds-on favourites to win the title.
A City win would narrow the gap at the top to just four points, though, which could swing the momentum in the champions’ favour.
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