Kevin De Bruyne stepped up when Manchester City needed him to pick up three priceless points in their Treble chase.
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The news from the national team camps has been mixed as Pep Guardiola readies himself for the home straight of the season.
Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva were given a match off while Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish have both trained at the City Football Academy, although Kyle Walker limped out of England's game with Brazil, Manu Akanji picked up a knock that forced him out of a Switzerland match and then John Stones had to go off against Belgium.
City's squad is blessed with talent but - contrary to popular belief - is not rich in reserves as Guardiola prefers a small group to avoid the disputes that can come from players being left out of matches. As boring as it may be to admit, injuries can make or break the run-in when trophies are decided.
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City headed to Bayern Munich last year for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with a clean bill of health, only for the hamstring injury Nathan Ake suffered at the Allianz Arena to threaten to disrupt them. The biggest reason that it didn't was the fact that Manu Akanji was able to step in and perform exceptionally at left-back against first Arsenal and then Real Madrid.
An easier FA Cup semi-final draw than previous years also allowed players to rest, and while De Bruyne needed to skip every other game to manage his hamstring injury Ilkay Gundogan and others were in such good form that his absence wasn't costly. By the time the Champions League final rocked around, there was a fully fit squad.
The year before, things worked out very differently. Dias missed the Champions League quarter-final with Atletico and Kyle
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