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Published on 2024-02-12 14:30:00
Gareth Ainsworth has praised the partnership of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, comparing them to the legendary duo of Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry. Haaland’s move to Manchester City in the summer of 2022 has resulted in one of the most devastating attacking partnerships in world football with De Bruyne.
In January, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola emphasized that players like De Bruyne and Haaland are matchwinners in the truest sense of the term.
A statistic presented by Sky Sports about players who have assisted the same teammate the most times in the Premier League since last season revealed that despite De Bruyne missing most of the ongoing season, he set Haaland up nine times, topping the list. Gareth Ainsworth, the former Queens Park Rangers boss, reacted to this statistic during the show, likening Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland as a partnership to the legendary Arsenal duo of Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry.
Ainsworth stated, “You’re looking back at the glory years of the United’s and the Arsenal’s, [Dennis] Bergkamp and [Thierry] Henry sort of relationships, you know. It’s just incredible. They’ve missed quite a few games here, this isn’t the full season, imagine what they’d have had with a full season. Just incredible what they can do.”
Considering Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry are hailed by football fans to this day for their amazing dynamic in tandem, the fact that Ainsworth is reminded of the pair by witnessing Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland is high praise for them, especially after playing in the same side for just one full season, compared to Bergkamp and Henry’s seven years together at Arsenal.
However, the impact of De Bruyne and Haaland being in the same team has been significant, as they led their side to win a treble and could now spearhead City to becoming the first English team to win four Premier League titles in a row.
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