Was De Bruyne's the complete individual performance? It was pretty close 

Pep Guardiola will be excited by his new toy but four goals against Wolves shows once again who City’s real star remains

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (left) celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game and completing his hat-trick during the Premier League match at the Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton. Picture date: Wednesday May 11, 2022.

Welcome aboard: now beat this. Manchester City knew they were getting a purring, relentless, blond machine of a player who uses strength, speed and guile to breach defences in equal measure before marking the fact with a zen-like pose. They just did not realise Kevin De Bruyne would tick every single one of those boxes on the week Erling Haaland agreed to address their need up front, such as it is.

The Belgium international replicated his new colleague’s trademark celebration after burying his third goal and if it was an act of kinship then it was also a reminder that, for all the understandable excitement around their new toy, City want for virtually nothing when De Bruyne is fully plugged in.