Juventus have reportedly 'reignited' their interest in Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte.
12.05.2022 - 20:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Kevin De Bruyne was in scintillating form on Wednesday night, scoring four goals in a 5-1 win at Molineux to keep his club in the driving seat in the title race. His four goals were part of a great display from his team who have bounced back superbly following their disappointing Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid.
A trip to Molineux to face a side which was competing for a place in European football could have been a banana skin but City blew them away with their attacking talent taking centre stage. De Bruyne scored four goals before Raheem Sterling added a cherry on top of what was a great performance from Guardiola's side.
Here we take a look at national media reaction to what could prove to be a vital win in this season's title race:
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The Mirror: 'One of the greatest individual displays in Premier League history'
In their 'five talking points' from City's win, The Mirror declared the Belgian's performance as being 'one of the greatest displays in Premier League history. Writer Tom Blow declared that the Belgian must also be considered as a leading contender for a third consecutive PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
The Telegraph: De Bruyne will 'have something to say' about Erling Haaland becoming City's main man
In their post-match report following the match, The Telegraph highlighted Haaland's arrival and the key role he could take on at the club. They raised the point that he could certainly have something to say about who might be City's main man going forward. Jason Burt said: If Erling Haaland is going to be the main man at Manchester City then Kevin De Bruyne might just have something to
Juventus have reportedly 'reignited' their interest in Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte.
Kevin de Bruyne is the only Manchester City player in the Champions League 2021/22 Team of the Season as Liverpool and Real Madrid dominate the line-up with four and five representatives respectively.
It would be something of an understatement to say Pep Guardiola's 2021/22 Manchester City side is quite impressive.
Much is being made of Liverpool's three goalless finals in a season that could have offered a quadruple but has ended up in a domestic cup double.
Manchester City have operated without a fixed striker for around two years at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola has been forced to establish a strikerless system of sorts in order to navigate the problem.
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has praised both Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden after they received the Premier League's Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards respectively.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted that he is intrigued to see how Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola embeds Erling Haaland within his style of play next season.
Pep Guardiola may have spent most of Sunday wearing black but as he ends his sixth season in charge at the Etihad the Manchester City manager has never been more of a Blue.
Hallowe’en came a day early for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola last year. The day before the dead are supposed to walk amongst us, the Blues put on a horror show of their own to lose 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace and hand Chelsea a five-point lead at the top of the table.
Gary Neville aimed a not-so-subtle dig at Jamie Carragher during Manchester City's dramatic 3-2 victory against Aston Villa.
Kevin De Bruyne's hat-trick goal at Wolves may have been unstoppable from the moment it left his weaker foot but it did bring to an end an astonishing sequence for the Belgian superstar. That strike was his first in 10 that hadn't given Manchester City the lead in a game.
If Manchester City fans were excited about their club’s announcement of the pending acquisition of Erling Haaland, they were ecstatic about Kevin De Bruyne’s first-half hat-trick against Wolves.
Erling Haaland has told Manchester City he wanted to join them for emotional and football reasons only, after clinching a £51million move from Borussia Dortmund. The transfer has still to be finalised but the Blues have already announced that the 21-year-old Norway international is set to join them on July 1.
Pep Guardiola already has the most enviable squad in the Premier League and two big-name transfers during the upcoming summer window could help him achieve his dream Manchester City line-up. But will that be enough for City to end their European hoodoo next season?
Manchester City supporters raged after Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro went unpunished during the opening 45 minutes of their Champions League showdown. With a place in the rearranged Paris showpiece at stake the return leg began in a more tactical and subdued fashion.