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‘Special’ De Bruyne key to Manchester City’s pursuit of more history

14-Feb-2024 14:47:03 | The Guardian

Playmaker appeared to be back to his best against Copenhagen with Pep Guardiola saying he is ‘fresh’ after his layoff

Kevin De Bruyne: peerless on-pitch destroyer and neat with an epigram to terrify opponents off it. After scoring in the 10th minute of Manchester City’s 3-1 victory in Copenhagen on Tuesday and then creating goals for Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden the Belgian offered up the following: “I feel all right. I still need a couple more games and [more] minutes. I’ve not played 90 minutes like [this] and the Brentford game [last Monday] for almost a year. I’m getting there, feeling good, and the level is good enough for the moment, so I’m happy.”

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and all other pretenders to City’s Champions League throne may have their morale punctured upon hearing De Bruyne say the best is yet to come from him following a five-month layoff. So, too, Arsenal and Liverpool, who hope to prevent Pep Guardiola’s side collecting a record fourth consecutive Premier League crown.