Man City star Kevin De Bruyne makes return from injury after five-months out in FA Cup third-round clash against Huddersfield in huge boost for Pep Guardiola
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Manchester City fans gave Kevin De Bruyne a standing ovation on his return
Supporters online hailed his first appearance back after he got an assist
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Manchester City fans gave Kevin De Bruyne a standing ovation and chanted his name as he made a sparkling first appearance since August.
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De Bruyne came on in the second half of their FA Cup match against Huddersfield and he immediately took the armband in front of a jubilant Etihad.
The 32-year-old limped off on the opening night of the season against Burnley with a hamstring injury and fans have long awaited his return.
Within 20 minutes of coming on, he set up Jeremy Doku with a beautiful lobbed assist for City’s fifth goal.
City cruised against Huddersfield, with Phil Foden on the scoresheet twice and Julian Alvarez also bagging a goal, while Ben Jackson scored an own goal for the hapless visitors.
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Kevin De Bruyne made an assist within 20 minutes of coming back on after fans chanted his name and gave him a standing ovation
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Kevin De Bruyne made an assist within 20 minutes of coming back on after fans chanted his name and gave him a standing ovation
Fans on social media were quick to laud the return of their hero.
‘De Bruyneās been on for 30 seconds and heās already influencing goalsā¦..heās the greatest midfielder of all time,’ wrote one on X, formerly Twitter.
‘Kevin De Bruyne returns to action for Man City after five months, pure joy man,’ said another.
‘KEVIN DE BRUYNE COMES ON,’ wrote a fan account in excitement, showing old pictures of Pep Guardiola looking emotional.
‘KEVIN DE BRUYNE YOU DONāT UNDERSTAND HOW HAPPY I AM,’ said one in elation.
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‘KEVIN DE BRUYNE IS BACK ON THE PITCH AGAIN I PRAYED FOR TIMES LIKE THIS,’ wrote another in excitement.
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Pep Guardiola said he wasn’t expecting peak form from his superstar ahead of the game, but there was little sign that he had been sidelined for half a season.
‘āI donāt ask Kevin to play at his level now. We can not force him or any player in this situation returning from a long injury,ā the Spaniard had said.
There were hopes he would make his comeback during the Club World Cup when he was featured in their squad but nobody will begrudge him concentrating on making a proper return from the treatement table.
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