Early team news: Kevin De Bruyne STARTS plus Erling Haaland status confirmed for Manchester City vs Leeds United (Premier League)

Kevin De Bruyne returns to the Manchester City squad with a start against Leeds United, as per sources in the run-up to kick-off.

Manchester City are back in action at the Etihad Stadium this afternoon, as they welcome Leeds United to the home of the reigning Champions, with Sam Allardyce taking charge of his first match at the helm of the Yorkshire club.

Pep Guardiola and his players have the opportunity to further extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points, prior to Arsenal’s challenging trip to face Champions League-chasing Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon.

In what is set to be a hectic month for the reigning Premier League champions, that started in the perfect manner with a 3-0 win over West Ham in midweek, City will be hoping to lift their third successive top-flight crown, as well as book their place in a Champions League final through victory over Real Madrid across two-legs.

As well as the penultimate home contest of the season this week against Leeds, Manchester City will also welcome Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium before the end of the campaign, as well as visiting Everton, Brighton, and Brentford on the final day.

Ahead of the official release of the starting line-ups tonight however, sources have began to report on Manchester City’s team news.

As per the information of the ever-reliable Leaked Lineups on Instagram, Kevin De Bruyne starts for Manchester City against Leeds United, as well as the ever-present goalscorer Erling Haaland.

Elsewhere, an additional line of reporting from LetsTalk_FPL states that Jack Grealish has been left out of the Manchester City starting line-up to face Sam Allardyce’s side, while Ederson returns to his usual place in goal.

Rico Lewis is also understood to start for Manchester City, according to the Manchester Evening News.

Now confirmed: