The Belgian midfielder, who scored in the win over against Manchester United last week, played behind main striker Iheanacho and caused Bournemouth all sorts of problems as he was involved in all his side’s goals before going off to a standing ovation.
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Captain Vincent Kompany can not expect an automatic place in the Manchester City side when he returns from injury, manager Pep Guardiola has warned.
Kevin De Bruyne, Kelechi Iheanacho, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan were on target as City extended their 100 per cent start to the season with a fifth straight win that sees them top the standings by five points. We had three days to prepare and when you play in the Champions League those games are so demanding.
Our high pressing was not flawless today, we had problems with controlling the Bournemouth build-up, but we created a lot of counter-attacks.
City fans think they are lucky to have Guardiola too.
There’s also intelligence behind the excellence.
“He is a special, outstanding player”, Guardiola said. So when De Bruyne got his first chance, he rolled his effort underneath the line of jumping visiting players and into the net.
However, the 21-year-old appears to be back to his livewire best as he closely pushed De Bruyne in the man of the match stakes.
The timing and weight of his angled pass to the onrushing Gundogan was flawless, and the German midfielder marked his Premier League debut by slotting his finish into the corner.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he rates Kevin de Bruyne as highly as any player he has managed, with the exception of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. “Kevin is there with the rest”.
The Chile worldwide scored a goal in each half to inspire Arsenal’s third straight league win, four days after grabbing a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
Hull’s joy after the 79th minute goal was short-lived as Sanchez slotted in Arsenal’s third goal.
Guardiola had suggested it would take time for him to adjust to the demands of the Premier League.
Arsenal picked another win defeating Hull City 4-1 away from home.
It was plain sailing from there on in, though, as Theo Walcott doubled the lead 10 minutes into the second half and, although the hosts pulled a goal back from the penalty spot through Robert Snodgrass, there was to be no late fightback.
“I have heard for a long time the Premier League is the hardest league in the world”.
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Islam Slimani scored twice on his debut as champions Leicester picked up where they left off in the Champions League in midweek, clinching their second league win of the season with a 3-0 win over Burnley.
