Manchester City defeated Leicester City 6-3 in Sunday’s Premier League fixture. Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne scored the opening goal of the game. Talking about the Belgium national’s performance manager Pep Guardiola said that De Bruyne is ‘unique in the world’ and is nearing his best. 

De Bruyne took only five minutes to execute a sublime finish and give City an early advantage against Leicester. The 30-year-old had suffered an ankle injury at the Euro 2020 that hampered his pre-season. The midfielder also contracted COVID-19 in November. 

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Against Leicester, De Bryune justified all the hype around him. The win  was City’s ninth in a row. They occupy the first rung of the Premier League table and will face Brentford on Wednesday. 

“He’s getting better. I don’t think [he has far to go]. He played exceptionally well [against Leicester]. We’ve had six years together with Kevin. What we’ve done when he was fit … he has something unique in the world. We know it. Kevin is an exceptional player,” Guardiola said about De Bruyne. 

The manager further added that De Bruyne is a fighter and a player who creates goals and assists.

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“He struggled at the beginning of the season and is now much, much better. The Leeds game [when De Bruyne scored twice in a 7-0 win] was really good and against Leicester he was really good all game. He is a fighter and a guy who creates goals and assists. He has been injured in some seasons for a long time and we survived.”

City were knocked out of the Carabao Cup. 

“After the Arsenal game we have long weeks,” he said. “Right now we have games on the 29th [Brentford] and 1st [Arsenal] – two away fixtures against absolutely tough opponents. The Premier League is like this. That is why it is the most satisfying competition if you are able to win it. You play against all the big teams in different circumstances and you have to solve it. It will be no exception in the next two games,” Guardiola said. 

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However, he is not sure about the changes the team’s playing 11 will see in the Brentford draw. 

“I don’t know,” he said. “With this situation, you [can] arrive and go, ‘Oh, this player cannot play’ or someone is injured. The day before the game we’ll travel to London and on the day we are going to see. We’ll pay attention to the quality Brentford have and take a decision.”