Manchester City midfielder, Kevin de Bruyne, is recovering ahead of schedule from a knee injury and hopes to return to action against rivals Manchester United in the Premier League in November.
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The 27-year-old Belgium international had joined the Manchester City squad last week after helping his country progress to the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finals in Russia.
The European competition does not demand the same level of consistency it takes to triumph in the Premier League.
Egyptian Mohammed Salah has been shortlisted alongside nine others for the 2018 FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award alongside Harry Kane, highest goal scorer at the 2018 World Cup.
France, who have won their two previous World Cup meetings with Belgium, booked their place in the last four with a 2-0 victory over Uruguay
Martinez’s team tackles the 1998 World Cup winners in St Petersburg on Tuesday for a place in the final, marking the first time Belgium have reached this stage of the World Cup since 1986, when they finished fourth.
As eight teams prepare for the quarter-finals, the majority of the City team that ran away with the Premier League title by a record 19 points are still competing in Russia.
Belgium plays its final Group G match against England at 2pm on Thursday at Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad
Hazard and Lukaku completed their doubles in the first 51 minutes of the Group G fixture and Michy Batshuayi added a fifth for his side in the final minute of added-on time to all but secure Belgium’s place in the last 16 of the competition.
Roberto Martinez’s star-studded squad emerged as 3-0 winners in their opening Group G game in Sochi on Monday.
An eye-catching volley from Dries Mertens ended Panama’s resistance two minutes after the restart, and Manchester United striker Lukaku followed with two tidy finishes of his own to make the scoreline more convincing
Hazard will lead a powerful Belgium side at the World Cup boasting players from some of Europe’s top sides, including Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku.
Salah was rewarded for his performances which have yielded 41 goals in all competitions since joining from AS Roma last year
City defenders, Kyle Walker and Nicolas Otamendi, midfielders David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne as well as all-time top scorer, Sergio Aguero, were named in the side.
De Bruyne has been vital to Manchester City’s dominance this campaign with the 26-year-old notching a league-high 14 assists, including three in Saturday’s 5-1 rout of Leicester City.
Sergio Aguero scored four second-half goals to take the game beyond the Foxes, who went into the break all square after Jamie Vardy had cancelled out Raheem Sterling’s early opener
The Clarets find themselves in a battle to keep hold of seventh place in the standings, but Sean Dyche’s biggest concern will be his side’s streak of nine games without a win in all competitions
The first half at Eastlands followed a similar pattern to many recent matches at the Etihad Stadium as the visitors tried to sit back and frustrate Pep Guardiola’s side.
The 23-year-old overtakes Kevin De Bruyne as the Citizens’ most-expensive arrival after his release clause was triggered over the weekend
The result means that Man City’s hopes of an unprecedented quadruple remain alive this season having backed up their progression to the EFL Cup final with another cup win at the Cardiff City Stadium