Manuel Pellegrini confirms Sergio Aguero is fit to face Liverpool

He has trained with us. Of course he is not at 100 per cent, so now we will have to see.

‘I don’t know anything about Sterling’s story but I know about similar stories and it is normal. “He was out for four-and-a-half weeks, I’m not sure if Liverpool had that long break in the summer!”

“His quality is outstanding, we don’t have to talk about this, but everyone needs training”. Samir Nasri confirmed via social media that he’ll be out of action until February, but with Kevin De Bruyne adapting so easily to life in the Premier League, Manchester City won’t lack creativity in the absence of Nasri.

But Klopp also admitted that “sometimes five minutes are enough” for a striker recovering from a lengthy injury, which he has to decide – saying he will “start thinking about it” immediately after his press conference.

Pressure is mounting on Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho after a torrid start to the season for the champions. Sturridge isn’t likely to start, but could make the bench. As well as Sturridge’s potential availability, James Milner and Kolo Toure have also returned to fitness.

And he also offered positive news on Mamadou Sakho, who sustained medial ligament damage against Crystal Palace immediately before the global break and was initially ruled out until January, with midfielder Jordan Rossiter returning to training on Sunday after a hamstring injury.

One man capable of opening Manchester City defense and scoring as well is Philippe Coutinho.

Nasri, who has missed City’s last six games with a hamstring injury, this week revealed via Twitter that he could be out for another three months. I don’t think Pellegrini will risk David Silva as he has other options.

Pellegrini has taunted the Reds by claiming that playing alongside the likes of Sergio Aguero and David Silva will help Sterling go on to become a major star for club and country for years to come.

“I worked with a few good players and these players are very good too”.

In defence, right-back Pablo Zabaleta is out but captain Vincent Kompany should shake off a calf injury to feature.

The former Borussia Dortmund manager said: “The best explanation is what I told the players in our first meeting – I am their friend, but not their best friend”.

“It’s tough… the squad is not so big because we have so many injured players”.

Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez was sold to Barcelona for €81 million in July 2014, while winger Raheem Sterling controversially moved to Manchester City for €62.5m during the most recent window. City have often struggled when missing their key players, and that could again be a problem.

The German’s first loss in England came directly before the worldwide break when the Reds were shown up at home by Crystal Palace, and he will be wary of the possibility of getting into a losing habit with a second successive defeat before Thursday’s crunch Europa League game against Bordeaux.