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Jurgen Klopp Wave off effect of City's injured Kevin De Bruyne on the title chase.

Liverpool Jurgen Klopp has venerated the presence of Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne and feels Pep Guardiola’s side will be fine in his absence.

De Bruyne has suffered a ligament injury which will keep him on the sidelines for around three months.

It has been suggested that the setback for the reigning champions is a boost for title rivals Liverpool, but Klopp slammed those framing the injury that way and offered his full backing for the Belgian.

“I think somebody who thinks like that, about a situation like that, is an a**hole, to be honest,” he told Sky Sports. 

“I am not like that. First of all, I wish him the absolute very best.


“I love this player, I wanted him desperately when I was at Dortmund and he was at Chelsea, but Jose didn’t give him to me!” he went on to reveal.

“What a season he had, what a World Cup he played. I really feel for him.”

Klopp was keen to point out that City boast impressive strength-in-depth, so should be able to perform without De Bruyne.

“They have options of course, like they always have options, they brought in Riyad Mahrez, but they can all play in different positions,” he explained.

“Bernardo Silva can play a bit deeper, Foden can play in positions, Gundogan can play in positions.

“Nobody needs to worry about Man City and their quality, there is still a lot there. 

''We don’t look at the other teams, we really only try to make the best of our situation, and that will hopefully work.”

Klopp main focus will be keeping with City as they enjoy a favourable run of fixtures. The Sky Blues do not face any ‘big six’ opposition until they travel to Anfield in the early part of October.