At 19:30 on April 6, Beijing time, in the 32nd round of the 23-24 Premier League season, Manchester City challenged Crystal Palace away. De Bruyne broke out strongly, leading a 4-2 reversal with 2 goals and 1 assist in a single game, and was elected MVP without any suspense!
This season's Premier League title race is hot, and the overall state of Manchester City's team cannot be compared with last season, and it is difficult to defend the title.
As an important engine in Manchester City's midfield, De Bruyne has often been in the best form this season due to injuries and age, and after a break in the last round, he successfully wore the captain's armband to start this round.
In the third minute, Stones' through plug was broken, Wharton sent a straight stopper, and Mateta burst into the penalty area and scored with a low shot! Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City, a dream start!
However, in the 13th minute, Grealish dribbled down the left to create a good chance, De Bruyne received the ball and hit a powerful heavy gun! The score was 1-1, and Manchester City equalized!
The first half came to an end and the two sides were temporarily tied to 1-1, with City gradually starting to gain the upper hand after conceding the opening goal. However, there was a lack of sharpness up front, and there were many mistakes in the midfield organization, and although Manchester City were still competing for the title, it has to be said that they were not so dominant.
In the 47th minute, Grealish threatened again on the left side and sent a cross, and 19-year-old Rico Lewis scored calmly!1-2, Manchester City successfully took the away lead!
In the 66th minute, it was still Grealish's excellent performance, after dribbling the ball on the left side, he burst into the penalty area and sent a wonderful pass, De Bruyne passed horizontally, Haaland successfully kicked the ball into the empty goal, and finally broke the three-game goal drought in the face of Tintin's feeding cake!1-3, Manchester City expanded its advantage!
Soon in the 70th minute, Grealish burst into the penalty area and passed back, Rodri took advantage of the clever pass, De Bruyne followed up with a low shot to score twice, scoring the 100th goal of Manchester City's career in all competitions!
In the 86th minute, Crystal Palace attacked, Schlupp crossed from the left, and Edward kicked the ball into the net!
At the end of the game, the final score was fixed at 2-4, captain De Bruyne scored 2 goals and 1 assist in a single game, Manchester City staged a reversal to defeat Crystal Palace, and accumulated 70 points in 31 rounds to temporarily rank 3rd in the Premier League!
One of the main reasons for City's decline in dominance this season is Kevin De Bruyne's injury, who managed to score three goals and six assists despite playing only 11 Premier League games. Now, Ding Ding has announced a complete success through a wonderful 10-point MVP performance of 2 goals and 1 assist in this game.
Of course, there is another player in this game who is very eye-catching, that is Grealish, all four goals are instigated by the shacker from the left, can lead and pass, and can also actively grab the ball in the front, playing a very important tactical role.
The 32-year-old has played 14 games for City since returning from injury in a 5-0 FA Cup thrashing of Huddersfield Town on 7 January, winning 11 and drawing three to remain unbeaten, showing how important he is to City.
Playing flawlessly, as long as he is not plagued by injuries, De Bruyne is still the absolute thigh of Manchester City on the pitch, and maybe he will be the key man who will influence the next Premier League title situation!
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