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Man City vs Urawa Red Diamonds LIVE team news and Kevin De Bruyne latest in Club World Cup semi-final

Manchester City can book a place in the Club World Cup final tonight, but must beat Asian Champions League winners Urawa Red Diamonds in Jeddah.

City are in Saudi Arabia for their Club World Cup semi-final, knowing a win will set up a final clash with Copa Libertadores winners Fluminense on Friday. Pep Guardiola knows he must raise spirits in the City squad after seeing his side throw away a two-goal lead late on against Crystal Palace at the weekend.

Kevin De Bruyne returned to training on Monday, raising hopes of a return, but he is unlikely to feature as he is not yet match-fit following his lay-off since August. Erling Haaland (foot) and Jeremy Doku (muscle) didn't train and look set to miss out vs Urawa.

Guardiola is likely to go strong in order to reach the final, admitting before the game that winning the Club World Cup would 'close the circle' in terms of winning all trophies on offer during his time at City.

Follow below for pre-match build-up, live match updates from Jeddah, and post-match reaction.

City fans were excited to see Kevin De Bruyne back in training yesterday - but will he play?

This is the team news we know so far:

Hello, and welcome to coverage of Manchester City's Club World Cup semi-final vs Urawa Red Diamonds.

This is a competition often looked down on in European football, but for City it represents the chance to become World Champions for the first time. They are widely regarded as the best team in the world, and are just two games away from having a trophy to prove it.

To get to a final on Friday vs Fluminense, they must beat Asian Champions League winners Urawa Red Diamonds tonight, who have already won one game in this competition by beating Club Leon last week. Pep Guardiola says that

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