De Bruyne caught off guard by Man City return as he makes Haaland prediction
Kevin De Bruyne has admitted even he has been surprised by his latest comeback.
De Bruyne was out for nearly six months with a hamstring injury but has taken no time to return to his best form since regaining full fitness. Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne has provided 11 assists in his 12 games this season, including four for Erling Haaland in the FA Cup win at Luton on Tuesday night.
De Bruyne insisted that he was always confident of coming back even if he had a minor scare when he missed City’s home game with Brentford last week but he just did not want to take a risk. But it is the speed in which he has hit the ground running which has pleased him and will only strengthen City’s belief that they can repeat last season’s Treble and also win a historic fourth consecutive title.
De Bruyne, 32, said: “I did not worry but I did not expect to come back in this way, if I am being honest. I feel good. I think only against Brentford I was a little bit tired and I had a kick on my other hamstring.
"I just wanted to make sure that I didn't risk that but I feel fine and I hope to maintain that. Normally I just play on but that's mostly been my downfall before! In a way, I try to take care of myself but I also make decisions.
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“Since I came back my hamstring for the surgery has been great so I'm very happy about that. But I know if you don't play for six months and come back you're going to get niggles everywhere else. it's normal and it's fine.”
De Bruyne admits his understanding with Haaland is vital and is the driving force as to why they can dream of another Treble. They are into the FA Cup sixth round, one game away from the Champions League quarter finals and are well placed in the title race. If there was any fear of a drop off after last season, you cannot see it.
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He added: “Erling is that prolific and he makes the runs in the box and we create a lot of chances for him. It works really well together. He's scored since he was young and I don't think that will change.
“We are in all the competitions that we need to be and we are fighting for them. That is something that is really positive after the seasons we have had before and going far.
“You hear about other teams, sometimes there is a drop off but if we win or don’t win we are fighting until the end so the drop off has not been that much. It is a bit of everything. You need a bit of luck, you need quality, you need mentality. It all works together.
“Obviously, most of the big games come in March for us and if you are close to the top after March you basically fight to the end in the games that are coming. We try and get through that as much as possible and see where we are.”
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