‘Special’ De Bruyne key to Manchester City’s pursuit of more history

Playmaker appeared to be back to his best against Copenhagen with Pep Guardiola saying he is ‘fresh’ after his layoff.

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg match at the Parken Stadium, Copenhagen.

Kevin De Bruyne: peerless on-pitch destroyer and neat with an epigram to terrify opponents off it. After scoring in the 10th minute of Manchester City’s 3-1 victory in Copenhagen on Tuesday and then creating goals for Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden the Belgian offered up the following: “I feel all right. I still need a couple more games and [more] minutes. 

"I’ve not played 90 minutes like [this] and the Brentford game [last Monday] for almost a year. I’m getting there, feeling good, and the level is good enough for the moment, so I’m happy.”