Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed the devastating connection between Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland after his side’s convincing victory over Arsenal.
Haaland set up De Bruyne twice before the Norwegian scored himself, as the champions beat the leaders 4-1 to move two points behind them, with two matches in hand.
“[Kevin] is a special player,” said Guardiola. “Today was a game where we expected high pressing [from Arsenal]. When there’s high pressing, it’s long balls, second balls.
“We were able to win it in contact with Kevin, and then we could run with Erling. It’s an incredible threat up front, the connection with them, and Kevin was brilliant.
“We made a really good game from all aspects – the concentration, set-pieces, defensively how aggressive we were to create a good environment.
“From the beginning we started really well, we read the game well. Our build-up was much, much better than [in the reverse fixture] at the Emirates, when we could not do it. Considering the opponents we faced, we made a fantastic performance.”
City will next face Fulham away on Sunday afternoon and a win in that match will see the Citizen topple Arsenal at the top of the Premier League standings.
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