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Kevin de Bruyne heaps praise on teammate Erling Haaland who he believes to be capable of the astonishing.
Kevin de Bruyne was full of praise for his teammate Erling Haaland, who bagged a brace against Southampton, lauding the Norwegian's physical prowess.
Manchester City romped past Southampton at the Saint Mary's Stadium 4-1 to pile pressure on Arsenal in the race for the Premier League.
Haaland powers Manchester City to victory
Kevin De Bruyne combined with Haaland for Manchester City's first goal just before halftime. Jack Grealish made it two in the 58th minute of the game to increase the visitors’ margin.
In a show of exceptional athletic abilities, Haaland scores his brace and Manchester City's third, turning Grealish's cross in with a bicycle kick.
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Sekou Mara pulled one back for the hosts, but Julian Alvarez restored the three-goal margin from the penalty spot in the 75th minute.
What De Bruyne said
The Belgian playmaker marvelled at the abilities of his teammate, suggesting that he does the impossible.
The midfielder was in awe of Haaland's second goal of the game, saying if he attempted to strike a ball as Haaland did, he would end up in a hospital.
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23:39 - 08.04.2023
Haaland is on the level of Messi and Ronaldo — Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola compares Haaland with Messi and Ronaldo after the former reached 30 Premier League goals at an unprecedented speed.
He said the highly-rated striker is happy at Manchester City and with the volume of chances created for him.
"Haaland's second goal you will never see me do that! You would get me to Southampton hospital if I do that,” KDB said, per the BBC.
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19:34 - 08.04.2023
WHAT'S BUZZIN 'More goals than Chelsea' - Reactions as Erling Haaland clinches 30 PL goals in Man City's 4-1 win against Southampton
Erling Haaland is closing in on breaking the record for the most goals in a Premier League season after his brace against Southampton in the Premier League.
"Haaland is happy here, he knows we create a lot of chances and he does the rest.”
KDB on reaching 100 Premier League assists
De Bruyne's assist for the first goal of the game was his 100th in the Premier League. Elated by the milestone, De Bruyne all but attributed it to the quality of his teammates during his time at Manchester City.
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23:38 - 08.04.2023
Kevin de Bruyne speaks on comparisons with Fabregas
Kevin De Bruyne speaks on comparisons with Fabregas after reaching 100 Premier League assists faster than the former Arsenal man.
He said he looks to create as many chances as possible and that he has been blessed to have quality teammates to finish off the chances.
"I am a creative player and try to create as much as possible. We scored a lot of goals in the eight years we have been here, I have been blessed with the team-mates here. It is nice, maybe when I am done playing football it is something I will look back.”
Manchester City will be in Champions League midweek action against Bayern Munich for their next game.
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