Manchester City bounced back from their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool with a 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday and Kevin De Bruyne was one of many players who shone at the Etihad Stadium.
The 31-year-old created more chances than any player on the pitch and got on the scoresheet for good measure. De Bruyne has been outstanding for City this season, making as many goal contributions as Premier League appearances made, so he was deserving of all the praise from journalists.
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Ederson assisted City’s opening goal while Bernardo Silva winning a penalty led to their second, but it was all De Bruyne for the third. The Belgian international collected a pass from Silva outside the area and curled an effort into the far corner.
Simon Bajkowski of the Manchester Evening News gave De Bruyne a player rating of 8/10 and said he was ‘lively’ through the game. Grey Whitebloom of 90min gave the 31-year-old a player rating of 8/10 and said he was ‘delicate and devastating’. Arnav Kholkar of Sportskeeda gave a player rating of 7.5/10 and said he put in an ‘encouraging’ performance.
Against Brighton, De Bruyne played for 90 minutes, had 52 touches, created three chances, had two shots, completed 75.9% of his 29 passes, whipped in four crosses with 25% finding a teammate, made two tackles, had one successful dribble, gave away three fouls and won one freekick.
The 31-year-old has made 15 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring two goals with 11 assists. De Bruyne has had a hand in 11 goals from as many Premier League games, so he’s having a great campaign. Next up for City is a trip to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.
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