{"id":19750,"date":"2024-01-14T10:35:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T07:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/19750\/guardiola-legend-de-bruyne-can\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T10:35:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T07:35:33","slug":"guardiola-legend-de-bruyne-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=19750","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola: &#8216;Legend&#8217; De Bruyne can lead Man City title charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guardiola: &#8216;Legend&#8217; De Bruyne can lead Man City title charge\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Rob Dawson, correspondent<span class=\"timestamp \">January 13, 2024, 9:25 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pep Guardiola hailed Kevin De Bruyne as a &#8220;legend&#8221; after the midfielder scored a goal and an assist on his return to the Premier League to help Manchester City secure a dramatic 3-2 victory over Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne came on in the 69th minute with City trailing 2-1 at St James&#39; Park before scoring to make it 2-2, then setting up 20-year-old Oscar Bobb for a winner in the 91st minute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was the Belgian&#39;s first league appearance since August after spending five months on the bench due to a hamstring injury that required surgery to correct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a legend,\u201d Guardiola said.  \u201cI had the feeling he wasn&#39;t ready until 90 minutes after five months, so we have this situation, this impact in the last minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal and the assist, it is appreciated by our people and I hope that in the last months he can help us to be there until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Pep Guardiola hugged Kevin De Bruyne after the Belgian inspired <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/man\/\"   title=\"Man\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Man<\/a> City&#39;s win over Newcastle. <cite>Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The result, which looked unlikely when Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon scored within two minutes in the first half to put Newcastle 2-1 ahead after Bernardo Silva&#39;s opener, moved City into second place in the standings, two points behind leader Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>And after an exhilarating evening, Guardiola felt emboldened to speak up about his side&#39;s chances of winning a record fourth consecutive Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team is alive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why shouldn&#39;t we try again? We won three [titles] in a row, five out of the last six, so why not?  It&#39;s really important because Liverpool are flying over the last month and we have to go to Anfield so it&#39;s better to be close to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Guardiola-Legend-De-Bruyne-can-lead-Man-City-title-charge.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>City&#39;s only downside was an injury to Ederson which forced the Brazilian goalkeeper off the field within five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola&#39;s side will not play again until their FA Cup fourth round match against Tottenham on January 26, and Guardiola hopes the problem is not serious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe took a big blow,\u201d the City manager said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#39;t spoken to the doctor. But just one shot, everything will be fine because he won&#39;t play for 10 days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guardiola: &#8216;Legend&#8217; De Bruyne can lead Man City title charge\u060c Rob Dawson, correspondentJanuary 13, 2024, 9:25 p.m. Pep Guardiola hailed Kevin De Bruyne as a &#8220;legend&#8221; after the midfielder scored a goal and an assist on his return to the Premier League to help Manchester City secure a dramatic 3-2 victory over Newcastle United. 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