Kevin De Bruyne has boosted his chances of featuring against Liverpool in next week's Carabao Cup tie as he returned to full Manchester City training on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old was one of 16 City players to jet off to this winter's World Cup finals in Qatar. However, his chances of securing a first major international trophy with Belgium were dashed as a shock defeat to Morocco and a stalemate with Croatia saw Roberto Martinez's side unable to qualify for the knockout rounds.
It meant that De Bruyne's tournament was over on December 1. He and fellow members of the Red Devils' 26-man contingent then made their way back home and handed a much-needed break ahead of joining up with their clubs in the forthcoming weeks.
