Manchester City v PSG, 2015-16 Champions League Quarter Finals 2nd Leg
KDB was brought into the City side for his creativity and guile, but few expected that he would go on to score in one of the most important matches for them.
Pellegrini’s team were ahead on away goals despite the tie locked at 2-2 and de Bruyne lit up the Etihad as he scored past the defence into the bottom corner.
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The Citizens went deep into the tournament that year, eventually a Nicholas Otamendi own goal deciding their fate as they crashed out in the Semis.
Manchester City v Newcastle United, 2015-16 Premier League
The 2015-16 season was just an indication of what KDB could be. He provided assists for fun, stood out in midfield, performed defensive duties and scored mesmerizing goals.
His goal against Newcastle at home is one of his best even though the Citizens were running riot on the Magpies.
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Aguero was scoring by the minutes when KDB completed a brilliant overhead finish from a Jesus Navas cross to score one of the goals of the tournament.
Leicester City v Manchester City, 2017-18 Premier League
KDB’s shooting foot is his right one. But this gem came off his left as he took part in a pacy gravity defying counter-attack that seemed to fall apart at the last moment.
KDB had an extra touch, shifted the ball to his weaker left foot and scored into the top corner past experienced goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
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The match was an important one in the title race as KDB doubled the Citizen’s lead just after Leicester had rattled the post.
Manchester City v Swansea City, 2017-18 Premier League
KDB echoes Guardiola’s ethos of All or Nothing and Going till the End and that showed with this brilliantly taken goal against minnows Swansea.
The Citizens had already been crowned Champions, leading second placed Manchester United by a whopping 20 points as KDB further piled misery on Swansea and the league as a whole with a solo effort from distance after two dribbles, having received the ball from a brilliant Danillo high press.
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He scored past Fabianski who had no answer to the super strike off his powerful right foot.
Manchester City v Chelsea, 2017-18 Premier League
Modern football is all about making statements. Antonio Conte was one of the three high profile coaches added to the Premier League in the previous season, along with Pep Goardiola and Jose Mourinho, and had won the trophy at his very first attempt.
The champions were travelling to the current league leaders’ home when former Chelsea man Kevin de Bruyne rounded off a brilliant attack after having an exchange of passes with Gabriel Jesus.
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The strike was a fierce one and clearly a symbol of what Pep’s men were capable of achieving in the near future.