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This day was eagerly awaited by thousands of Manchester City supporters. Injured since last August, when he was injured against Burnley, Kevin De Bruyne was forced to play the pool to undergo a major operation to treat his serious physical problem with his hamstrings. After long months of rehabilitation, the Belgian international made his comeback with the Skyblues this week with a first meeting last Sunday, coming on as a substitute in Manchester City’s victory against Huddersfield (5-0), during the 3rd round of the FA Cup. In just 33 minutes played, the former Wolfsburg player had already shown his legs by delivering an assist to his compatriot, Jérémy Doku, on his team’s fifth and final goal. This showed great promise for the coming days…
“Yes, he’s ready to come back. With everything I saw yesterday and in training, he was good, dynamic. Much better than the sessions before the Huddersfield game. Of course, there are sometimes less good things but that’s normal after five months without playing., explained the former Spanish coach, Pep Guardiola, during his last press conference, before the clash against Newcastle. And it was precisely during this game against the Magpies, this Saturday as part of the 21st day of the Premier League, that the talent of Kevin De Bruyne once again splashed all over England. Although he did not start, his entry into play further changed the face of the match, even offering victory to his team at the wire in a meeting with a completely crazy scenario.
Decisive in just 5 minutes!
It didn’t take long for Kevin De Bruyne to prove himself. Coming into play, in place of Bernardo Silva in the 69th minute, the captain of the Red Devils equalized for Manchester City five minutes later, with a formidable left-footed shot from the edge of the area. This is also the 100th achievement in the history of the Cityzens against Newcastle in the Premier League: “I missed it all a lot. But that’s how it is, with this big injury I needed time. But, you know, I had fun and worked hard to get to this point in this environment. I think it was more a question of will than anything else. I know that I am not yet able to do this again for 90 minutes at the moment, but I know that I can do a period of 20, 25 minutes at full pace”, explained the Belgian after the match. But De Bruyne’s impact didn’t stop with that simple equalizer – far from it.
Indeed, the native of Tronchiennes delivered a majestic pass to the young striker, Oscar Bobb, in the final moments of the match. The Norwegian went behind Kieran Trippier to then adjust Martin Dúbravka with a double contact and thus slip the ball into the back of the net. A magnificent action made possible thanks to the innate talent of Kevin De Bruyne who gave his team a precious victory (2-3). The Cityzens are two units behind leader Liverpool: “I told him thank you afterwards. He’s the only one in the world who can do that, so playing with him is awesome. Not only one of the best players in the league, but he’s also a nice, nice guy. He helps us so much”also specified the young Oscar Bobb, author of the winning goal in the 91st minute on a magnificent offering from the 32-year-old Belgian. “Kevin de Bruyne is a pure talent. It’s not a question of tactics, it’s a question of talent.”, continued Pep Guardiola. City fans can breathe, KDB is back!
