Returning forward Kevin De Bruyne got Manchester City's Champions League push back on track as they thumped Bournemouth 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium.

Manuel Pellegrini has challenged his squad to fill the void left by Kevin De Bruyne’s injury.

The Belgian suffered his injury setback late in the Capital One Cup semi-final win over Everton on Wednesday.

For many Irish fans the first question was, what does this mean for the European Championships?

The flag was the winner…

The manner of the result bore similarities to the late win Borussia Monchengladbach three weeks ago and lifted City to second in Group D, just a point behind Juventus.

Wolfsburg’s director of sport Klaus Allofs has revealed that Kevin de Bruyne is now earning four times as much with Manchester City as he was getting at the Bundesliga club.

Kevin de Bruyne has claimed manager Jose Mourinho only spoke to him twice during the time they worked together at Chelsea.

Manchester City have clinched the signing of Belgian attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg.