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De Bruyne believes Man City need to stay true to Guardiola's principles

Kevin De Bruyne encouraged Manchester City to stay true to Pep Guardiola's principles as they seek to disrupt Liverpool's path to the Premier League title.

Champions City beat second-placed Leicester City 3-1 on Saturday to close back to within 11 points of leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand following their successful trip to the Club World Cup.

Guardiola thanked City's players for "following" him after the come-from-behind victory and midfielder De Bruyne urged his team-mates to uphold the standards of the past two title-winning campaigns.

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"We need to go game by game," De Bruyne said.