2023-04-26 22:21:55
It was a final-like match. Whoever was going to win could take his destiny into his own hands and perhaps decide the fate of the championship. On the lawn of the Etihad Stadium this Wednesday, there is finally only one team – Manchester City – which showed up with clear ideas full of the head, while the other, Arsenal, spent its evening serving as a punching bag. In the Mancunian euphoria, one man stood out: Kevin De Bruyne. In all good moves, the Belgian dissected by all possible means the defense of Gunners, who never found the solution to stop it. Double goalscorer and passer on the achievement of Stones, KDB delivered one of the best games of his season at the perfect time, since at the same time, Erling Haaland was frustrated for a long time to fail in front of the cage of Aaron Ramsdale.
Reverse roles with Haaland
The show didn’t take long to start: after seven minutes, the Norwegian found a first gap for his playmaker, who slipped between Arteta’s men and drew from outside the surface. Unstoppable for the Arsenal goalkeeper, who on the other hand caused much more concern for Haaland, who had to wait until 94e minute to open his counter. Before that, KDB had had time to place a millimeter ball on the skull of John Stones for the goal of the break, and to afford a double in the second half by opening his foot again magnificently against a helpless Rob Holding. Every ball touched by the redhead Mancunian seemed like hell to defend for the Gunnerswho suffered more than ever from the absence of William Saliba in their ranks and the complementarity of the opposing leader with his scorer.
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“It’s quite natural, in fact, when I think of myself, I think of what my teammate likes. It’s different playing with Erling than playing with Raheem Sterling or Julian Alvarez. He is a sturdy, strong player who likes to take up space. I try to play the way he likes to play and adapt to him.”, said De Bruyne after the part at the microphone of Canal +, about his effectiveness with Haaland, double passer this Wednesday. However, KDB’s score was predictable: with his two goals of the evening, he now has eight goals in eleven games against Arsenal, the team against which he has scored the most in his career. The impression given off of strength and tranquility at the same time is quite striking, and the Etihad did not fail to give its leader a standing ovation when it left.
The momentum in favor of City?
The grandiose performance of the Belgian therefore allows the Citizens to come back just two short lengths from Arsenal, while still having two more games to play. In other words: Guardiola’s troops have undoubtedly taken control of their future in the league. Without missteps, and it is difficult to imagine given their current form, the Mancunians could find a throne that has eluded them for several months.
The momentum definitely seems to have changed sides, even if De Bruyne still wants to be very cautious for the moment: “We knew it was a great game today. The most important thing was to play well and win. I know now everyone is going to say City are going to win, but it’s not that easy. We still have seven games left, we also have to play against Madrid before challenging Chelsea, and we have to be ready for Sunday. I know it’s a bit cliché, but it’s the truth. The program is too tough to think about what will happen in a few weeks. » There is therefore no question of getting carried away, even if, with a KDB at this level, it is difficult to see how Manchester City could not win everything by the end of the season.
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