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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City welcomed the Muscles from Brussels to training on Thursday.
Club captain Vincent Kompany, who stands at 6ft 4in and weighs 13-stone, is one of Belgium's most famous sons but his star was outshone by Hollywood star Jean-Claude Van Damme at the Etihad Campus.
The 55-year-old, star of Bloodsport, Universal Soldier, Timecop, Street Fighter and more, is in Manchester to promote an event where he speaks about his career as an actor and martial arts expert.
He spoke to Kompany and fellow Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, as well as being pictured with a number of the first-team squad.
City welcome Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The club will face no action from Uefa after they were charged by the European governing body for booing the Champions League anthem.
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