Kevin De Bruyne confused by doubts over a superstar at Manchester City

Kevin De Bruyne has admitted that he is baffled as to how anyone could have doubted Erling Haaland’s ability to transition and contribute to Manchester City this season.

The Manchester City duo have gotten off to a fast start this season, playing key roles in opening games in which the club has only been defeated once.

In just 14 appearances across all competitions for the club, the Norway international striker has scored 20 goals and provided three assists

 

In his first 14 appearances under Pep Guardiola this season, Kevin De Bruyne has provided an incredible 11 assists to go along with one goal.

But it is the vice-captain that was left confused by some of the doubters around his attacking teammate, in a new interview this week.

Speaking to the official club website this week, Kevin De Bruyne said, “I don’t understand why people would say it would be difficult (for Erling Haaland) to score goals here.

He continued, “I think we have an amazing team, we create a lot of opportunities for our strikers.

“So if he’s there, he will score goals.

“I think he made a very good decision to come (to Manchester City).”

De Bruyne continued by stressing that Erling Haaland’s track record throughout his career so far was enough evidence for onlookers to predict that the Norwegian would continue to score for fun in Sky Blue.

The Belgian midfielder went on to say, “He did it before. He’s a very good striker.

“I am very happy for him that he started the way that he started with us because obviously there was a lot of pressure coming here.

“But he’s fine, he’s very relaxed and he’s started well. He scores a lot of goals so he’s helping us to win games.”

Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne will be looking to contribute more to Manchester City’s success when they return to Premier League action this weekend.

Pep Guardiola’s side has had a rare week off following the postponement of their scheduled trip to Arsenal on Wednesday night.

The Gunners required additional time to fulfill European fixtures after a September hampered by fixture chaos amid additional postponements.

Manchester City will host Brighton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as they look to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool last Sunday.

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