KDB BACK TO HIS BEST – GUARDIOLA

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (KDB) is back to his best according to his manager, Pep Guardiola. The Manchester City boss talked about his playmaker in his pre-match presser on Monday ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash with Belgian side Club Brugge. Guardiola takes his Manchester City side to face Club Brugge with the knowledge that only a win will take them back into the top two in their group.

The Premier League champions have been drawn into Group A of this year’s Champions League alongside Club Brugge, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and RB Leipzig. Continue reading “KDB BACK TO HIS BEST – GUARDIOLA”

DE BRUYNE URGES TEAMMATES TO PUSH CLOSER TO UCL GLORY

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Manchester City had quite an unwanted end to their season in the last campaign after they failed to lift the one trophy that they are still waiting to win for the first time; the UEFA Champions League title. The Cityzens were one of the best and most in-form teams across Europe last season both domestically and among their European rivals as they battled to reach the final of the Champions League.

 

It was not an easy ride for Pep Guardiola and his men but they journeyed steadily until they were eventual pitted against Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea in the final of the competition last season but they tasted defeat against the Blues in the process. Continue reading “DE BRUYNE URGES TEAMMATES TO PUSH CLOSER TO UCL GLORY”

GUARDIOLA AGREES WITH KDB ON LUKAKU

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and his playmaker, Kevin De Bruyne (KDB) could both be facing Inter Milan striker RomeluLukaku on the opposite side when hostilities begin in the new Premier League next week with rivals Chelsea keen to land the expert goalscorer for a fee believed to be around £100m this summer.

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Kevin De Bruyne has previously heaped praises on Lukaku as a consistent goalscoring striker and Guardiola agrees with him.
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DE BRUYNE SAYS HE’S 100% COMMITTED TO CITY

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has debunked rumors suggesting that he wants to leave the Etihad club to achieve his desire of winning the UEFA Champions League title. The Belgium international midfielder has often said in the past that it would be a dream come true for him to lift the prestigious European club trophy and even though he came very close to achieving that dream with City last season, it could not happen.

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The midfielder played a very important role for City as he helped them reach the final of the UEFA Champions League but they could not suppress the resilience and determination of Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side as they fell to a 1-0 defeat courtesy of a Kai Havertz first-half goal. The game was one to forget for De Bruyne for some other reason, as the former Wolfsburg star collided with Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger during the game and he sustained an injury before missing the rest of the game.
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DE BRUYNE: WERE NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN

Manchester United midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has insisted that they will not be slowing down even if they win the UEFA Champions League title later this month to add to their league title win. The Belgian midfielder has admitted that he knows they were not at their best at the beginning of the season but states that he is happy and satisfied at how all the players were able to recover from their ill moments and also how they ended up turning their season around.

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The former Wolfsburg star has been a mainstay in the City midfield this season and has put in sublime performances for the club whenever he has played. Earlier in the season, de Bruyne mentioned that he, the other City players, and their manager Pep Guardiola all agreed that they would work hard to win every competition they’re in but even after being knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup at the hands of Chelsea, they have won the League Cup, the Premier League title, and they’re now in the UEFA Champions League final.
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DE BRUYNE RETURNS TO CITY TRAINING

In what will come as a huge bit of positive news to everyone concerned with Manchester City, especially manager Pep Guardiola, star midfielder and club captain Kevin De Bruyne has been confirmed to have returned to first-team training despite picking an ankle injury in the defeat they suffered at the hands of Leeds United in the Premier League days ago.

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The Belgian international midfielder has been City’s midfield anchor and one of their best players so far this season, alongside German midfield enforcer, Ilkay Gundogan. However, there were fears that he would miss the all-important Cup final against Tottenham on Saturday. After walking off the pitch during that match, Guardiola revealed after the game that he did not know the exact nature of the injury and would have to consult the club’s doctors for more analysis.
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