Guardiola praises De Bruyne after the destruction of Leeds: We are pleased because we need him – Športky.sk

MANCHESTER – The coach of Manchester City is pleased with the rising form of Kevin De Bruyne, who scored two goals in Tuesday’s English Premier League match against Leeds United (7: 0). The Belgian winger had a weak entry into the season after the summer marodka, and subsequently overcame the coronavirus.

“We are really pleased with his return to form because we need him. He was worried at the beginning of the season, now perhaps his good form will last longer.” said Citizens coach Pep Guardiola after the match. “It was a good match, we lost five points against Leeds last season. Today they played the same players except Jack Grealish.” Guardiola remarked.

City opened the score after just eight minutes when Phil Foden sent them into the lead. It was the 500th goal of a team led by Guardiol in his 207th match on the bench. In addition to the double-goal hero De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, John Sotnes and Nathan Aké also scored precise hits.

Marcelo Bielsa, on the other hand, did not spare criticism for his charges, for whom it was the worst result since joining the team in 2018. “This is the worst performance in four years. We haven’t matched them for a moment. We had poor access to the opponent’s players and defended them. They didn’t play particularly well, we made it easier for them to achieve a smooth victory with a lax performance.” the Argentine coach was angry.

It was the seventh consecutive victory for the Citizens and they have four points ahead of Liverpool in the first place, but also one match more. With sixteen points, Leeds is two rungs above the descent zone.

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