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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola spoke to midfielder Kevin De Bruyne at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday (18/12/2023), ahead of the Club World Cup semi-finals. Manchester City will face Urawa Reds on Wednesday (20/12/2023). De Bruyne has recovered from his past injury.
NEWCASTLE, FRIDAY – Manchester City receives a fresh boost with the return of midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. His presence symbolizes the team’s original face restored. Without De Bruyne, City seemed to struggle in the English Premier League, trailing Liverpool with five points at the top of the standings. De Bruyne will continue his contribution when City visits Newcastle United’s stadium at St James Park on Sunday (January 14, 2024) at 00.30 AM (WIB).
The impetus for De Bruyne’s return comes at an opportune time, as City have struggled in their last two games to beat Newcastle at home. Without De Bruyne, City were eliminated in the third round of the English League Cup after losing 0-1. In the last meeting, City had managed to hold Newcastle to a 3-3 draw at St. Louis. John’s. James Park.
The next match will be very different for Newcastle. With De Bruyne’s comeback, Newcastle have been on a losing streak lately, with just one win in their last five games. The other 4 games ended in defeats for coach Eddie Howe’s wards.
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De Bruyne will be out for five months with a hamstring injury while protecting City in the 2023-2024 season opener against Burnley. Although he is now 32 years old, De Bruyne’s contribution is important to City’s midfield. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp even believes in City. He will be very dangerous in the second half of this season with De Bruyne’s comeback.
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne (left) shoots to score a goal against Arsenal in a Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday (4/27/2023) morning local time . City won 4-1 in that match and Kevin De Bruyne scored twice.
He was City’s attacking scorer and top artistic player in all competitions last season. Opta stats report that De Bruyne created 137 chances, 28 assists and 44 golden chances last season. That number is far higher than Jack Grealish, who qualified so far with 93 chances, 11 assists and 16 golden chances.
Guardiola is looking for the right formula for Phil Foden and De Bruyne to work together. The most rational option is to return to the 3-2-4-1 formation that Guardiola implemented in the second half of last season.
The attack against Newcastle is not the first for De Bruyne since recovering from injury. He gained playing time in City’s match against Huddersfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup. In this match, De Bruyne played as a substitute. After just 17 minutes of play, De Bruyne set up Jeremy Doku, who scored the final goal in City’s 5-0 win.
“Kevin is extraordinary, he’s unique. First of all, we are very pleased that he has returned; He had surgery a long time ago. Kevin helps you win,” Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said.
City striker Erling Haaland is perhaps the happiest to see De Bruyne’s return. Last season, Haaland’s 8 goals in the English Premier League were largely due to De Bruyne’s contribution. He is one of the 3 players who created the most goals for a teammate in a single match. season in the English Premier League. However, in the upcoming match Haaland’s appearance is doubtful as he is recovering lately.