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Charlotte Coates

Kevin De Bruyne sent Liverpool transfer message as Reds hand Man City advantage

Here is your Liverpool digest for Sunday, May 8.

'Not laughing now' - Kevin De Bruyne sent Liverpool transfer message after Man City exit Champions League

Former Liverpool forward Stan Collymore has advised Kevin De Bruyne to consider a move to Anfield from Manchester City.

Collymore believes his old club’s history would make winning the top prizes even more special than winning them with City. Collymore’s claims come just days after Pep Guardiola’s side were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.

City, after taking the lead through Riyad Mahrez, had a final spot snatched away from them in Spain as Rodrygo scored twice in stoppage time to make it 2-1 to Madrid on the night and 5-5 on aggregate to send the tie to extra-time.

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Karim Benzema's penalty then won it for the La Liga side to set up a final showdown against Liverpool in Paris at the end of this month. And Collymore believes the Belgium international should be considering his future at the Etihad.

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Liverpool hand Man City title advantage but pressure cranked up on frazzled Pep Guardiola

They say all good things must come to an end. And while Liverpool's 11-game winning run at home certainly has, the biggest question now is whether or not their Premier League titles hopes have.

Only time will tell on that score, but it has handed back all the initiative and all the impetus to a Manchester City side who will likely believe their name is on the title if they emerge unscathed at home to Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.

Rarely can going top of the Premier League in May have felt so deflating.

But if some might have expected the mood to have been funeral after this absorbing but ultimately frustrating 1-1 draw then they were sorely mistaken.

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