Kevin De Bruyne has offered an injury update that will strike fear into Premier League defences ahead of the crucial final months of the season.
Manchester City go into the winter break this week with a nine point lead in the Premier League — although Liverpool have a game in hand — having put together a 12-game winning run between November and January to take control of the title race.
In the first few months of the campaign, it looked like City would struggle to retain their title as Liverpool and Chelsea started well, but their rivals dropped off over Christmas while City kept winning.
One of the more remarkable features of that winning run was the fact that City have had to mix and match their team due to various injuries, absences and Covid cases, while players like De Bruyne have had to slowly rebuild form.
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