Kevin De Bruyne says Man City would accept falling short to Liverpool FC in Premier League

Jamie Redknapp has pinpointed a major problem Liverpool will encounter which can double up as encouragement for Manchester City in the mouth-watering Premier League title race. Honours were even when the teams met in a pulsating showdown at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

football fan has been left 'kicking himself' after he missed out on over £1,000 from a 'hasty' £5 bet during Sunday's Manchester City v Liverpool Premier League clash.Tom Haden placed an accumulator with Bet365 on the top-of-the-table clash - but missed out on a potential four-figure windfall after making a snap decision.The bloke placed the bet with five elements in the match: City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to score; Liverpool striker Diogo Jota to score; Reds left-back Andrew Robertson to get booked, and Blues midfielder Bernardo Silva to receive a yellow card.De Bruyne opened the scoring after six minutes before Jota equalised after 13 minutes. Robertson was cautioned on 28 minutes and Silva followed him into the book five minutes before half-time.The final element of Tom’s bet was for the match to end in a draw.

Real Madrid ladies man Thibaut Courtois has an extensive dating history which allegedly includes the ex-girlfriend of teammate Kevin De Bruyne.Caroline Lijnen went public with her and Courtois' affair back in 2014 and claimed she had strayed towards him after De Bruyne himself had already allegedly cheated on her with a friend. It is not the only time Courtois' dating history has made the headlines during his career, either, having dated a host of stunning models in the past.With that in mind, here is a breakdown of his dating history, including ex-girlfriends and the neighbour he allegedly fathered a love child with.In 2014, Lijnen revealed that she had cheated on De Bruyne with Courtois two years earlier, while the pair were both loaned out by Chelsea.Lijnen had spent three years with De Bruyne but claimed that their relationship was not the same after he had allegedly cheated on her with a close friend.Explaining her decision to cheat on him with Courtois, she said: “Kevin had deceived me and I thought ‘Why shouldn't I do that too?’”De Bruyne was said to be 'devastated' by the incident but the pair have since gone on to play alongside each other 70 times for the Belgian national team.

A football fan says he is 'kicking himself' after he missed out on the chance to win over £1,000 from just a fiver when he 'cashed out' early on a bet during the big Manchester City v Liverpool game.

Manchester City players do not have time to worry about the Premier League title race because they are too busy preparing for games in other competitions, according to Kevin De Bruyne.

Liverpool and Manchester City was not the most-watched Premier League game this season.According to the latest figures, the Super Sunday clash that ended 2-2 at the Etihad earned a massive 3.19million in-home viewers on average. But it falls second to Manchester United’s 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool in October, which earned a 3.65m average.Sky Sports report that their total on Sunday was a culmination of 7million people.

UEFA have ordered a partial closure of Atletico Madrid’s stadium for Manchester City’s visit in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Manchester City vs Liverpool match on Sunday cost himself a small fortune by doing so.Tom Haden placed £5 on a 250/1 five-selection bet builder for the crunch Premier League clash and had seen four of his selections come in during the first half.

The Premier League title is still up for grabs after the two main contenders squared off at the Etihad on Sunday. Liverpool twice came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw with Manchester City to remain a point behind the Blues at the top of the table with seven games to go.

Liverpool following Manchester City’s 2-2 draw on Sunday.Man City missed an opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table after a thrilling encounter at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola’s side were arguably the better team but missed out on all three points after Raheem Sterling’s winner was ruled out for offside and Riyad Mahrez missed a last-minute sitter.And devout City fan Gallagher was left fuming out at the outcome.

Jurgen Klopp has revealed he was searching for his "missus" in the away end following Liverpool's thrilling 2-2 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.The Reds remain a point adrift of Pep Guardiola's side as the two Premier League titans shared the spoils in Sunday's potentially title-deciding showdown. Klopp's side twice pegged back league leaders City as goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane cancelled out strikes from Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus.After the match, the Liverpool manager took a break from media duties to head to the away end in an apparent showing of appreciation for the club's passionate support.

Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on title rival Jurgen Klopp but insists the Liverpool manager is not his “friend”.Manchester City and Liverpool put on one of the most entertaining Premier League displays this season in a 2-2 draw at the Etihad on Sunday. City went into half-time 2-1 up courtesy of goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus either side of a close-ranged Diogo Jota finish.But the Reds levelled the score once more through Sadio Mane’s strike a minute after the break, providing a dramatic end-to-end finale between the two title contenders.

Liverpool stars Fabinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold after the club's thrilling draw with Manchester City on Sunday.The pair both appeared as pundits for Sky Sports' coverage of the Premier League title clash but felt they could have done more to prevent City from scoring during the first half.Richards picked out Fabinho for failing to tackle Kevin de Bruyne in the build-up to his early opening goal, while Keane felt Trent Alexander-Arnold's positioning was wrong as Gabriel Jesus grabbed the hosts' second.Sadio Mane's goal less than a minute into the second half was enough to rescue a point for the Reds.Speaking at half-time, Richards explained: "It's absolutely brilliant. The game is just electric, high quality is what we expected today."On the first goal here, I like the way City take the free kick so quick, Liverpool really can't react.

It was a game no-one wanted to see end.A game for which superlatives could have been invented; a game of blockbusting brilliance that delivered all we had hoped for and then some more. A game that failed to produce a winner but it didn't feel like it mattered, because there didn't deserve to be a loser.Welcome to the Premier League of 2022 and a title race for the ages between two teams, in Manchester City and Liverpool, who have set the sort of scintillating standards all the rest can only dream of reaching.

Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City cannot expect to win all of their remaining Premier League fixtures - even if doing so guarantees them the title after the entertaining draw with Liverpool.

Liverpool fought back from behind on two occasions to draw 2-2 against Manchester City, meaning that there is still just one point between the pair at the top of the Premier League.A blockbuster first-half saw Kevin De Bruyne fire City ahead inside five minutes before Diogo Jota equalised shortly after, and Liverpool were rocked before half-time as Gabriel Jesus restored the hosts' advantage. The Reds were fortunate to go into the break just a goal down, as City pushed for a third.But Liverpool came out a different side in the second half, and equalised inside one minute of the restart as Mohamed Salah teed up Sadio Mane.

Manchester City goalkeeper’s horror mistake nearly gifted Liverpool a goal.Ederson received a back-pass from Kyle Walker while City were drawing 1-1 at the Etihad. The usually cool Brazilian made a near-fatal error as he sized up to kick the ball - but lost his footing.It meant he had to react quickly to prevent a disastrous goal as the ball almost crossed the line, before managing to calmly play it to Aymeric Laporte while a rushing Diogo Jota nearly made the keeper pay.

Manchester City supporters continue to rave about Kevin De Bruyne after the Belgian superstar laid down an early marker in their gripping title showdown with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. It took De Bruyne only five minutes to open the scoring with Premier League honours on the line.

Paul Merson has picked his combined Liverpool and Manchester City XI ahead of their big clash on Sunday.But it's bad news for England star Trent Alexander-Arnold, who doesn't make the cut. Instead, former Arsenal and Three Lions forward Merse has gone for Kyle Walker - because he's a better defender.Merson went for Liverpool keeper Alisson in goal, with Walker joined by Virgil Van Dijk, Ruben Dias and Andrew Robertson at the back. He also picked an all-City midfield three of Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne.

Manchester City are awaiting the outcome of the ongoing Premier League investigation into Financial Fair Play (FFP) as some claims against them were regurgitated by a German news outlet ahead of the Premier League heavyweight clash with Liverpool.

These are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, April 7.