Let us look at how De Bruyne was able to have such an influence on the match. In the below example, we see De Bruyne recognises that Robertson is out of position and plays an inch perfect pass to Jesus that cuts out four Liverpool players.

De Bruyne was a

De Bruyne was a
constant problem for Liverpool. He was pulling the strings for City, dictating play, and creating chances. His ability to recognise space and continuously position himself in dangerous areas was impressive and Liverpool struggled to pick him up.
In the below example, we see De Bruyne drift into ample space just inside Liverpool’s area.

Whether it was down to Liverpool being lethargic and ’on the beach’ as the saying goes, or De Bruyne’s clever movement off the ball, the Belgian was able to pick up pockets of space

Whether it was down to Liverpool being lethargic and ’on the beach’ as the saying goes, or De Bruyne’s clever movement off the ball, the Belgian was able to pick up pockets of space
in between the lines of Liverpool’s defence and midfield and hurt Liverpool with his passing ability.
In the image below, we see De Bruyne, again, find himself in space and he is able to get in behind Liverpool’s back line, and cuts a pass back for Foden to fire a shot on goal,
In the image below, we see De Bruyne, again, find himself in space and he is able to get in behind Liverpool’s back line, and cuts a pass back for Foden to fire a shot on goal,
with only a goal-line clearance by Van Dijk preventing another assist for the Belgian.


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