Kevin de Bruyne is out of contract at the end of the season and looks to be finished as one of Manchester City's most reliable difference-makers.

Kevin De Bruyne cut a dejected figure as he jogged off in Liverpool’s victory over Man City on Sunday. The game was only 66 minutes old and the Reds had been leading 2-0 for 30 minutes.

Man City fans are convinced Kevin de Bruyne is 'finished' after 'shocking' footage emerged from the loss v Liverpool at the Etihad.

Manchester City are reportedly hoping to snatch Florian Wirtz from under the noses of Liverpool as Pep Guardiola searches for a long-term replacement for Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian struggled to influence the game during City's 2-0 defeat to league leaders Liverpool, who moved 11 points clear following their victory at the Etihad Stadium.

Away from the Etihad production line, Bayer Leverkusen and Germany star Florian Wirtz has been one player heavily linked with City. Over the past couple of years, Wirtz has become a household name in the world of football, impressing in the Champions League and during Germany’s Euros campaign.

Have Liverpool and Salah just ended the Premier League title race? Man City look like a shadow of themselves, and De Bruyne is fading fast.

Watching Kevin De Bruyne play in his last two starts against Real Madrid and Liverpool you can see he no longer has the legs to keep up with the top sides in Europe and England. His mind is willing and you can’t fault his effort and workrate.

The sight of Kevin De Bruyne congratulating Mohamed Salah after Manchester City's 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool felt like a moment. Perhaps the two outstanding Premier League players of the past decade separated by just one year by birth but a chasm in form.

Kevin De Bruyne is out of contract at Manchester City this summer, with doubts raised over his longer-term future after a quiet performance vs Liverpool this weekend.

Kevin De Bruyne is Manchester City's greatest-ever player, but he was put through the wringer against Liverpool and it is hard to see how he can compete at the highest level again

2) It was a stark contrast to Liverpool’s last Premier League victory at the Etihad, when Jurgen Klopp secured his second win as manager with what legal obligations still require to be called a swashbuckling, all-action attacking masterclass in November 2015.