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'No doubt' - Kevin De Bruyne tipped for position change at Man City
19.01.2024 - 14:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Kevin De Bruyne has been tipped to end up playing alongside Rodri in the Manchester City team.
De Bruyne has returned to action with a bang after five months of injury, haring to the byline to cross for Jeremy Doku to score the fifth goal against Huddersfield before scoring and assisting at St James' Park to turn a Premier League defeat at Newcastle into a vital three points. Pep Guardiola and the medical team are still trying to be patient, but it has been a terrific start to the latest chapter in the Belgian's career.
Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has no doubts that De Bruyne can reach his best level again, although believes that the future will see the 32-year-old moving further back on the pitch. Even if his eye for a pass remains, the days of the lung-busting runs to deliver a cross into the box may be numbered.
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"He'll be back, because of the way he plays. I know his physicality helps him a lot with that strike when he has the ball and starts running but he is also a player who can adapt in the future," he said on the BBC Planet Premier League podcast.
"When he starts losing his physicality and his speed, I have no doubt he will be able to play in the middle as a double pivot for example next to Rodri, and run things from there. That is what special and intelligent players do when they get older and are not as sharp as they used to be."
De Bruyne has said previously he intends to stay at the club until at least the end of his current contract in 2025, which will take him up to a decade of service with the Blues that has seen him
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