Kevin de Bruyne is out of contract at the end of the season and looks to be finished as one of Manchester City's most reliable difference-makers.

Kevin De Bruyne cut a dejected figure as he jogged off in Liverpool’s victory over Man City on Sunday. The game was only 66 minutes old and the Reds had been leading 2-0 for 30 minutes.

Man City fans are convinced Kevin de Bruyne is 'finished' after 'shocking' footage emerged from the loss v Liverpool at the Etihad.

Manchester City are reportedly hoping to snatch Florian Wirtz from under the noses of Liverpool as Pep Guardiola searches for a long-term replacement for Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian struggled to influence the game during City's 2-0 defeat to league leaders Liverpool, who moved 11 points clear following their victory at the Etihad Stadium.

Have Liverpool and Salah just ended the Premier League title race? Man City look like a shadow of themselves, and De Bruyne is fading fast.

The sight of Kevin De Bruyne congratulating Mohamed Salah after Manchester City's 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool felt like a moment. Perhaps the two outstanding Premier League players of the past decade separated by just one year by birth but a chasm in form.

Watching Kevin De Bruyne play in his last two starts against Real Madrid and Liverpool you can see he no longer has the legs to keep up with the top sides in Europe and England. His mind is willing and you can’t fault his effort and workrate.

Mohamed Salah (14') and Dominik Szoboszlai (37') ensured the Merseysiders moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League after Arsenal's dismal 1-0 defeat to West Ham United on Saturday. The visitors were largely in control of proceedings, especially in the middle of the park, with De Bruyne ineffective.

Kevin De Bruyne is Manchester City's greatest-ever player, but he was put through the wringer against Liverpool and it is hard to see how he can compete at the highest level again

Manchester City will 'automatically' let Kevin De Bruyne slip away into free agency at the end of his contract this summer, according to Roy Keane.

2) It was a stark contrast to Liverpool’s last Premier League victory at the Etihad, when Jurgen Klopp secured his second win as manager with what legal obligations still require to be called a swashbuckling, all-action attacking masterclass in November 2015.