The City playmaker has been out since August with a knee injury but is now in the running to face Liverpool

Kevin De Bruyne has recovered from his knee injury and could make a shock return for  Manchester City Vs Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola confirmed that the Belgian trained with the team on Friday, but would not confirm he will be part of the squad.

The City Manager said, “We will see tomorrow. He came back to train today, yes. He’s in contention.”

The Blues have encountered problems in stopping the Reds in recent seasons.

with Jurgen Klopp’s side coming out on top in the Champions League last term – and Guardiola has praised the Reds.

H said, “They deserve all the praise they get. We got a lot of praise last season. We should be so proud to be compared with them. It was always United, Liverpool, then Chelsea, then Arsenal, and now we are there. We try to get closer. He, Klopp has all the qualities that everybody knows about Liverpool. At the end, it’s the teams and the clubs that win the game. I don’t play against the manager, we play against Liverpool. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose, sometimes we win competitions, sometimes we lose competitions. He is an excellent manager, I have a lot of respect for the way he plays, his proactive teams. In the Premier League we beat them, in the Champions League we didn’t.”