Belgian did not expect to hit stride so quickly after months out and admits eagerness to play has harmed him in the past
It was not as if Kevin De Bruyne went under the radar. The Manchester City midfielder set up his team’s first four goals in the 6-2 FA Cup win at Luton on Tuesday night. He was sensational. It was just that Erling Haaland was better, even more eye-catching. The centre-forward applied the finishes to those four De Bruyne assists and banged in a fifth goal before the hour to ensure that he dominated the post-match discussion.
The thrust of it was that after almost two months out from early December with a foot problem, Haaland was back in the groove, at peak fitness. Pep Guardiola said he knew it would take time. For a player with such a hulking frame, it does. And when Haaland talked of feeling “amazing”, it added to the ominous vibe. A penny for the thoughts of Manchester United’s central defenders, who must steel themselves for the fight against him in Sunday’s Premier League derby at the Etihad Stadium.
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