Man City rocked by double injury blow to key men ahead of Liverpool semi-final

Manchester City are sweating on the fitness of Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker ahead of the FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool on Saturday.

The pair both picked up setbacks in Pep Guardiola’s side’s fiesty Champions League quarter-final second leg at Atletico Madrid last night.

City eked out a goalless draw in Spain to win the tie 1-0 on aggregate and move into the last four of Europe’s elite club competition.

However, the Premier League champions saw talisman De Bruyne and Walker forced off.

The former needed ice to his ankle when withdrawn in the 65th minute.

Walker also looked to have a similar problem, having tried to carry on after receiving treatment before he was substituted on 73 minutes.

After the game, Guardiola admitted that City are in ‘big trouble’ as they prepare for a quick turnaround when they meet Liverpool at Wembley this weekend for a place in the FA Cup final.

The Etihad Stadium boss said: “We are in big trouble.

“We played three days ago, now have a lot of injuries. I don’t know what will happen in the next weeks.

“We are going to celebrate. It’s the third time we’re in semi-finals of the Champions League, a big success and happy to be there.”

Liverpool drew 2-2 against Man City last weekend to remain a point behind in the Premier League title race.