Kevin De Bruyne showed off his incredible vision against Burnley as Manchester City fans are convinced ‘it’s over’ for Liverpool.
Man City are two-nil up at the break against Burnley, with Julian Alvarez netting a quick-fire brace.
He headed home in the 16th minute to open the scoring before doubling his side’s lead thanks to a moment of magic from De Bruyne
In the 22nd minute, while leading Burnley 1-0, Man City received a free kick quite far from the away team’s goal, about 40 meters. The person standing in front of the ball is Kevin De Bruyne.
At that time, everyone thought that the Belgian midfielder would shoot a high ball into Burnley’s penalty area for his teammates in the air duel.
However, De Bruyne made everyone stunned with a delicate pass that allowed Julian Alvarez to run smartly to escape and then put a one-touch finish into Burnley’s net to increase the score to 2-0.
De Bruyne’s brilliant handling left Burnley’s defense completely surprised, and he once again showed his genius playing thinking..
Man City fans raved about De Bruyne’s assist and believe the title race is ‘over’ following the star player’s return to fitness.
That’s despite the Blues trailing league leaders Liverpool in the table.
One X user exclaimed: “KEVIN DE BRUYNE ASSIST. WOW, WOW, WOW. IT’S OVER FOR YOU.”
A second tweeted: “The annual 15 games unbeaten run begins.”
A third added: “Yep it’s all over for them we won.”
A fourth said: “Sorry Klopp and Liverpool, but it’s over.”
A fifth commented: “De Bruyne is so back the league is OVER.”
If Man City secure three points tonight, then they’ll move to 46 points, with Liverpool on 48 points prior to their clash against Chelsea.