Kevin De Bruyne has picked up a knock ahead of the EFL Cup fourth round clash

Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out of Manchester City's EFL Cup fourth-round derby away to Manchester United on Wednesday night with a leg injury.

Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the Belgium forward has picked up a knock as the City boss prepares to rotate his squad for the clash at Old Trafford, which is live on Sky Sports 1 HD.

Pablo Zabaleta is almost certainly out too but Vincent Kompany, Sergio Aguero and a number of youngsters such as Aleix Garcia and Pablo Maffeo, who both played in the third-round win over Swansea, are in contention.
Guardiola said: "Kevin cannot play. No way. He had a big knock in the leg. Hopefully he can play against West Brom, but I don't know.
"Pablo, I think, cannot play either. Vincent, I think he can. He will train and after we will see if he is fit. I need to see all the guys in training today. Then we will decide. Sergio is in contention.
"We are going to rotate. Some that haven't played are going to play, sure, firstly because they deserve it but also because there has been some tough games recently. People are tired.
"Pablo Maffeo and Aleix Garcia are with us and I am so happy about that. It's not easy when you are training with the first team but playing with the second team, but their attitude has been really good.