Good, better, De Bruyne!
Kevin De Bruyne (30) shoots Manchester City single-handedly to make it 5-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers – and Liverpool are as good as out of the championship race!
Two games before the end, Jürgen Klopp (54) has to score three points and seven goals more than ManCity with the Reds to snatch the title from Pep Guardiola’s (51) team. Difficult to imagine.
City remains ice cold in Europe’s hottest championship race.
After 24 minutes it’s: Wolverhampton 1, Kevin De Bruyne 3!
7. Minute: The Belgian is served by Bernardo Silva and finishes with a left into the far corner to guide the guests.
16. Minute: A ball saved by Wolves goalkeeper Sa falls at De Bruyne’s feet, who shoots straight away. Deflected by Sa, the ball lands in the top left corner of the net.
24. Minute: The ex-Wolfsburg player pulls in from the right, hits it with his left hand from 17 meters and hits the bottom left corner – 1:3.
The De Bruyne show is only interrupted in the first round by Dedoncker’s hit after a textbook account, which means the meanwhile 1: 1 (11th).
After an hour, the man of the evening in Molineux puts in another one with a dust collector – a four-pack (60th)!
In the end, someone else is allowed to do it. Raheem Sterling pushes the ball over the line from two meters to the final score – 1:5 (84th)!
The rout at Wanderers is the culmination of a perfect week for Pep and ManCity.
On Saturday, competitor Liverpool may have made a crucial mistake (1-1 against Tottenham). City responded with a 5-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday. Then on Tuesday the agreement with BVB superstar Erling Haaland (21) for the new season. Now the next giant step towards defending the title – and the perfect counter to Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Aston Villa on Tuesday.
After the bitter end in the Champions League semifinals against Real Madrid (4:3, 1:3 aet) last week, the league is the last title chance for the sheikh club this season. And you want to use it with all your might.
City have to go to West Ham on Saturday (from 3 p.m. in the BILD live ticker) and finally welcomes Aston Villa with coach and Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard (41).
Liverpool still meet Southampton (A) and Wolverhampton (H). Even if the Reds win both games, they would have to hope for at least one used day from City and Super De Bruyne. But that’s really not in sight at the moment.
