Man City offer Cole Palmer and Liam Delap injury update ahead of title run-in

Liam Delap and Cole Palmer should have overcome their injury issues to support the Manchester City first team for their Premier League title run-in.

Both players scored braces in City U23s' 7-0 win on Friday to wrap up their Premier League 2 season in style, and will now continue training to help the first team in their quest to win the Premier League and Champions League.

City had sealed the Premier League 2 title last week infront of 21,000 Leeds fans at Elland Road and were rewarded with an outing at the Etihad for their final game against Everton. It could have been a subdued affair with the title won, but City fielded a strong side and were 3-0 up by half-time thanks to a sensational solo display from Cole Palmer. Kayky's goal, a Liam Delap double and a Darko Gyabi goal sealed an emphatic 7-0 win to end the season on a high.

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Palmer made his comeback at Leeds after three months out, while Delap has only just returned from a number of injury issues himself. Speaking after the game, U23 coach Brian Barry-Murphy said Palmer should have overcome his recent fitness problems to help the first team for the final month of the senior season.

"I thought he was really good," Barry-Murphy noted, offering a positive outlook on Palmer's condition. "It's kind of our job in that sense, really to put them in the best possible position to be available for the games coming up for the first team. I think we're all understanding that he's very much a first-team player now which is great.

"He's had a really tough time physically but there were clear signs last week that he's overcome those injuries. He seems to be pain-free. And you can see