Bernardo Silva believes Manchester City lost their composure going forward and didn't do enough to contain Newcastle United's threat in the breathtaking match-up at St James' Park.
08.08.2022 - 13:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Kevin De Bruyne expects both himself and Manchester City to improve after putting a difficult first game of the season behind them.
City had to endure a few tricky spells at the London Stadium, but confounded West Ham with an innovative strategy and saw their new No.9 find space in the box to earn and then convert a penalty to give them a lead. In the second half, City got a glimpse of a special partnership as De Bruyne broke the line to feed Haaland, who slotted home his second effortlessly.
De Bruyne has enjoyed a restful summer with no major international tournament, and was happy to pick up an assist and a win. Having dragged the Blues over the line in the Premier League with astounding consistency in the second half of last season season, it can only bode well for City that the Belgian has picked up where he left off.
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"I feel alright!" he said with a smile. "I had a good break, I'm coming back slowly and know it can still be better but I'm not worried. I'm trying to improve physically and mentally and I feel good.
"It's always tough to come here and we played well for the first game. We made some mistakes but we controlled the game and that is difficult when you come here so it was a good first game."
Haaland enjoyed a terrific Premier League debut after a glaring miss towards the end of the Community Shield defeat to Liverpool last week saw him mocked online and his suitability for this City team questioned. De Bruyne gave those takes as short shrift, as Guardiola did after the West Ham game — even if he suggested there may have been a few jokes about it at the training ground this week.
"We don't care, there will be mistakes and
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