MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has refused to rule out Kevin De Bruyne making a shock comeback for Manchester City’s huge clash with Liverpool.
The Belgium midfielder was not expected to return until after the international break after damaging his cruciate ligaments in August but he returned to first team training last week and could be in the squad for Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash with second-placed Liverpool.
Defender Benjamin Mendy, who has missed the last six games with a bruised metatarsal, is also in contention but Fabian Delph and Ilkay Gundogan are set to miss out.
“We will see tomorrow,” he told a news conference when asked about De Bruyne playing at Anfield. “He’s training with us, yeah.”
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