Pep Guardiola sends Kevin De Bruyne warning to Arsenal in fresh Premier League title vow
Pep Guardiola has issued a stern Premier League title verdict following Manchester City's late heroics inspired by Kevin De Bruyne to beat Newcastle. The reigning champions were left stunned by Eddie Howe's side after two goals in two minutes from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon saw a lead given to Man City by Bernardo Silva swiftly wiped away.
In the second half, Man City were firmly in control but lacking the cutting edge to equalise until Guardiola turned to De Bruyne. The Belgium international made his return from a serious hamstring injury in the FA Cup victory over Huddersfield with an assist to his name after just a few minutes, however in this cameo he went one better.
After picking up the ball from Rodri, De Bruyne sweeped home to pull City level at St James Park with just over 15 minutes left to play. In search of a third goal, Guardiola, surprisingly to some, looked to Oscar Bobb with the Man City academy graduate justifying that decision by beautifully netting the winner after an exquisite pass from De Bruyne.
Following the late heroics, Guardiola was overjoyed in his post-match press conference with that reflected by his comments on the title race. «The way we behaved against Huddersfield — Huddersfield — the team is alive,» he said as quoted by the Manchester Evening News. «Why should we not try it again? We won three times in a row, five in the last six, so why not?
»It's really important because Liverpool are flying over the last month and we have to go to Anfield so it's better to be close to them. This is what I want, waiting on Manu [Akanji], John [Stones] and Erling [Haaland] to come back as soon as possible when the Champions League is coming and FA Cup is here to use everyone."
As the Man City boss
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