Pep Guardiola has backed Kevin De Bruyne to give City the extra edge they need to go on to win the title again.
“I said many times how important Kevin is for us. Without him, last season would maybe not have been possible,” Guardiola said. “So far we have done incredible in terms of results, but we have an opponent (Liverpool) that has done better. Fifty points is incredible, it is huge. But they are an opponent that has done better than us without him. Now he is back he will be fresh in the mind and the legs, and is going to help give us extra in the creativity in the last third, in the fight. Today he was our captain and he showed us why.”
Speaking after the club’s 7-0 thrashing of Rotherham in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup, which saw City have seven different scorers, Guardiola urged his side to show this consistency. “We took (it) seriously,” said Guardiola. “We do what we have to do to become a great, great club. The great clubs don’t choose competitions, don’t choose games. Every game you have to do your job and we did amazingly again.”
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