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Kevin de Bruyne says Pep Guardiola has added electricity to Manchester City’s attack.

And even without the suspended Sergio Aguero, the Belgian international insists City will have a thrilling array of talent at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Guardiola is considering handing £37m Leroy Sane his debut against Manchester United - either off the bench or from start.

Along with another new signing Nolito, a rejuvenated Raheem Sterling and Kelechi Iheanacho City have a number of options in the absence of Aguero, who was banned for three games for an elbow on West Ham’s Winston Reid.

De Bruyne said: “It’s a blow to lose our top scorer, but on the other hand a player will come in for him and they will be ready to do a good job.

“I think everybody is ready. We have a big, strong team.

“Last year I felt really young in the team because I came from a team where I was one of the more experienced guys even though I was only 24 - but there’s a new generation coming in and I’m getting to the second stage of my professional career.

“The guys who have come in have a lot of pace – they are electric and I think that’s something we needed in addition to last year.”

Ahead of one of the most anticipated derbies in recent memory De Bruyne refuses to place too much importance on the result when Guardiola and Jose Mourinho go head-to-head for the first time in the Premier League.

Both clubs go into the match with 100 percent records - but De Bruyne said: “I don’t think winning this game gives the team a psychological edge. It can turn so quickly in football.

“It means a little bit more because it’s a big game.

“You want to prove yourself in the first really big test of the year to show everybody that we’re ready, but if we lose then it is only three points.

“I want to be there at the end, not at the beginning.

“If we can do it now and maintain it then that’s even nicer.”

Like Guardiola, Mourinho has made an impressive start in his first weeks in his new job after spending heavily in the summer on Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly.

De Bruyne has seen enough to convince him United will be one of City’s main title rivals this season.

“They have started the way we have started with nine points so they are doing very well and I think they will obviously be a force to be reckoned with this season,” he said. “This game isn’t going to be easy, but in the end we have to just play the way we play and dominate the game in our style.”

“I think quality wise we are both big groups with a lot of top players.

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“It’s two class teams with different styles of play. I hope the trophy ends up on the Blue half of Manchester because that will mean we will have had a great season, but I don’t think you can rule out Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool who are doing really well.

“It’s not easy in the Premier League. You have to be there every time – that’s part of playing in England.”

“We know that United are one of the bigger teams in England. They want to play for titles, we want to play for titles so it adds a bit of a different dimension, but we have to be confident in the way we are playing.

“They have made a few really good additions, but we are trying to do the same so hopefully it will be a good game.”