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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola confirms Kevin De Bruyne will start Champions League dead rubber with RB Leipzig as the midfielder looks to build-up fitness following return from coronavirus

Pep Guardiola will use Manchester City’s Champions League dead rubber to build up Kevin De Bruyne’s fitness.

The midfielder returned off the bench during Saturday’s victory at Watford after testing positive for coronavirus.

De Bruyne missed four matches while out and will start against RB Leipzig behind closed doors.

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Kevin De Bruyne will start for Man City against RB Leipzig
It will give De Bruyne the chance to build-up his fitness after missing time after a positive coronavirus test

‘Kevin was growing in his physical condition and got corona. It was a setback,’ Guardiola said. ‘The people who suffer feel so empty in the next days. Tomorrow he will start and we’ll see how many minutes he can play.