Kevin De Bruyne has picked up injury at the training ground on Wednesday and it is believed he has injured his lateral ligament and it takes about two or three months for injury like this to heal.

City will carry out tests at their training ground and they will also send him to see specialist Dr Ramon Cugat in Barcelona, who treats many of the club’s injured players. Any significant lay-off would come as a serious blow to City’s hopes of successfully defending the Premier League title.