Kevin De Bruyne on Liverpool’s title tilt, struggling at Chelsea and his Man City future

Manchester City may be locked in a title battle with Liverpool but before the first of two huge clashes between the Premier League giants, Kevin De Bruyne has admitted he thinks the Anfield side are ‘great’ and praised their entertaining brand of football.

The Belgium playmaker also revealed he ‘wouldn’t mind’ seeing out his career at the Etihad Stadium and described manager Pep Guardiola as ‘the best tactically in the world’ as he looks to secure a fourth league title in five years with City.

With the clubs due to meet twice in the space of a week, first this Sunday in the league, then at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-finals on Easter Saturday, De Bruyne has come out as something of a fan of City’s biggest rivals for silverware, who like themselves are in fine form.

It is ten top-flight victories in a row for Liverpool – who could win a quadruple – going into the clash in Manchester and Jurgen Klopp’s men are, tantalisingly, just one point behind leaders City having trailed by 13 in January.

‘I think they’re great,’ the 30-year-old told Metro when asked about the Anfield club.

‘I feel like here are two teams fighting each other so much and both know what it takes to keep pushing and pushing and we are the only teams to have done that for the last five years.

‘I like the big matches. It’s two fully attacking teams and our games this season have been entertaining. I can’t remember playing them when it’s been boring.’

De Bruyne believes the effort going into reigning champions City’s bid to hold off Liverpool’s challenge will be worth every moment, whatever the outcome.

‘In my way of thinking, if I tried everything I could to win it and it didn’t happen, it’s okay,’ he says. ‘Sometimes it happens and sometimes it’s not possible.’

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