City fear factor set to ramp up as FA Cup takes centre stage...

JURGEN Klopp was wonderfully dramatic recently when he described the whole country as 'starting to shake' at Kevin De Bruyne warming up.

- SIMON BAJKOWSKI

The Manchester City talisman has boldly said he wants to come back from a recurrence of his serious hamstring injury and become the best player in the world, although the reality is that not even Pep Guardiola knows how effective he can be.

The 32-year-old needs games to find his rhythm so even though he should improve the Premier League champions the trembling may not reach a crescendo for some time.

Klopp, however, identified how the mood can sometimes be more important than the reality.

The thought of De Bruyne returning to a side that is already in contention for another title is a major worry for everyone, another (particularly fiendish) tentacle to a monster who has proven too difficult to slay in many of the recent years.