Manchester City fans have been hailing Kevin De Bruyne following his performance against Brighton, helping Pep Guardiola’s side to restores our one-point lead over Jurgen Klopp’s men.
He remains City’s most influential player, the man his team-mates look to for the spark to get them going, as was the case against Brighton, with Gary Potter’s side proving tough to break down.
With so many City players out of sorts, including Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez, De Bruyne took it upon himself to generate the openings that would yield the breakthrough the home side needed.
One such moment came in the 25th minute, when De Bruyne burst through the middle from the halfway line, exchanging passes with Phil Foden before dragging a low shot just wide.
Against that backdrop, it was no surprise De Bruyne was the architect of City’s opening goal, one greeted with a collective puffing out of the cheeks among the increasingly anxious home fans.
By sheer force of will, as much as anything else, De Bruyne surged forward, staying on his feet when he could easily have gone down, to present Mahrez with the pass from which he scored.
De Bruyne did it again for Bernardo Silva to poach City’s third goal, slipping the ball into his path with an instinctive first-time pass. But it was not just De Bruyne’s offensive work that impressed, but his defensive application, closing down opponents, winning the ball back and almost single-handedly driving City towards a fourth title in five years.
Man City fans, then, were all over Twitter praising De Bruyne for his display. Here’s what some of them had to say on Twitter…
“Fantastic performance!”
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“Greatest midfielder in Premier League history”
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“Out of this world. The first touch to bring the ball down and eliminate the opponent at the same time. It would have been one of the greatest assist ever, if Foden had converted. That’s why we need Erling Haaland to convert such services.
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“If this guy doesn’t get top 3 in ballon dor then its 100% rigged”
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“But apparently Thiago is better just because he run rings around a dead United midfield.”
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“Game after game, this guy is ridiculously good!”
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“what a baller 🔥🔥.”
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“You are absolutely incredible Kevin”
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“Every touch was golden tonight what a player he is”
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“Imagine life without De Bruyne, he is just that good up there with the best I’ve ever seen kick a ball and when he is running at pace reminds you of yaya. you’re just everything”
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