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Pep Guardiola provides triple fitness update on Manchester City stars ahead of Tottenham clash

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Manchester City will have Kevin De Bruyne available for Thursday’s Premier League clash against Tottenham, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

The Blues are looking to bounce back from Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United with a victory against Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night.

City, who have won just two of their last six matches against Spurs, are eight points behind current league leaders Arsenal ahead of the fixture in midweek.

The Blues are scheduled to meet Spurs twice over the course of the next three weeks, travelling to North London to face Antonio Conte’s side on Sunday 5th February.

Pep Guardiola has revealed a triple injury boost prior to the match, confirming that Kevin De Bruyne will be available to play despite being absent from first-team training on Tuesday.

“Has a personal issue. Didn’t train. He’s back,” said Guardiola during his pre-match press conference.

The Catalan also confirmed that central defenders Ruben Dias and John Stones are also in contention to play, with the defensive duo having been sidelined recently due to injury.

“They are back last two training sessions. Train well, they are in contention,” confirmed the City manager.

Dias has been sidelined for several weeks due to a hamstring injury sustained at the FIFA World Cup.

Meanwhile, Stones hasn’t featured for City since the 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at the start of the month.

Guardiola also stated that he was monitoring the fitness of his squad ahead of Thursday’s match, with the City first-team training on Wednesday afternoon.

“We’ll train this afternoon, see how we train and decide who plays,” said the 52 year-old.

The Premier League champions face a challenging end to the month, with Wolves visiting the Etihad Stadium on Sunday and then an FA Cup fourth round tie against Arsenal on Friday 27th January.

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