Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has worried the entire Premier League with an admission made following the 3-1 Champions League win over Copenhagen on Tuesday night.
In the round of 16 first leg, De Bruyne continued his fine form since returning from a hamstring injury which required surgery at the start of the campaign.
He opened the scoring with a fine finish, before providing the tackle that led to Bernardo Silva dinking City back into the lead.
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The Belgian then laid on a perfect pass for Phil Foden to seal the win in stoppage time.
De Bruyne was playing just his seventh game since coming back from the lengthy lay-off.
Only three of those have been starts and yet he has two goals and five assists in that time.
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City's level has immediately increased following the return of their talisman in a crucial period of the season.
The former Wolfsburg man looks incredibly fresh after an extended break but, in an indirect warning to Arsenal and Liverpool, believes he is nowhere near his best yet.
"I'm trying to play good football and enjoy myself. It's been a long five, six months but I'm happy to be back helping the team win games and do my best," he told TNT Sports after the win.
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"I feel alright. I think I need still a couple more games and minutes. I've not played 90 minutes - apart from the Brentford game - for almost a year. I'm getting there, feeling good, and the level is good enough for the moment so I'm happy."
Jurgen Klopp said the whole country was "starting to the shake" when it emerged that De Bruyne was coming back, in a huge compliment to his qualities.
City are back in action on Saturday when they host De Bruyne's former club Chelsea in the evening kick-off.
Topics: Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, Premier League, Champions League
Josh Lawless