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Kevin De Bruyne doesn't mind being honest about Manchester City's rivals Liverpool being worthy Premier League champions this season.
De Bruyne knows his side won't win the title for a third year running, but he believes basic errors have doomed City's challenge. It has the Belgium international reminiscing about the 2016/17 campaign, Pep Guardiola's first in charge in the sky blue half of Manchester, when City finished third and trophyless.
Speaking to Laura Woods of Sky Sports, De Bruyne denied there was any animosity toward Liverpool despite the Reds being 22 points clear at the top of the table and seemingly destined to win the top-flight crown for the first time since 1990:
"We're performing well but we've lost too many points.